be off the hook - být z obliga

verb, informal - freed from an obligation

 

go up in smoke - lehnout popelem, selhat, jít do kytek

verb - to be destroyed by fire

 

get the hang of - dostat se do (naučit se), zajet se v (čem), přijít na kloub

verb, informal - to learn how something is done through practice

 

get the buzz on - opít se

verb, informal - to get drunk

 

get up the nerve - najít odvahu

verb - to find courage to do something

 

get the word across - rozšířit informaci, dát vědět (o)

verb - to spread the information; let other people know about something

 

get the wrong idea - špatně něco chápat, špatně něco pochopit, vykládat si něco špatně, vykládat si to špatně

verb - to understand something in the wrong way

 

shoot for the moon - mířit vysoko, klást si velké cíle

verb - to try to achieve something very ambitious or difficult

 

put on the map - proslavit, dát vědět (o někom či o něčem)

verb - to make a person, place, or thing well known or famous, especially by achieving something significant

 

take to the hills - uprchnout, vzít do zaječích

verb - to escape quickly, to flee from a place

 

make the best of - vytěžit maximum (např. ze situace), užít si (něco) jak to jen jde

verb - to try to do or achieve something positive even if the circumstances aren't good

 

beat about the bush - chodit kolem (okolo) horké kaše

verb, British English - to avoid talking about something important

 

run the red light - (pro)jet na červenou

verb, American English, informal - to not stop the car when the light is red

go to the cinema - jít do kina

verb, British English - to go see a movie

 

go to the toilet - jít na záchod

verb - to use the bathroom