once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok

adverb - very rarely

 

every once in a while - jednou za čas

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 

a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 

between the devil and the deep blue sea - v bryndě, před nelehkou volbou, v nesnázích, v úzkých

adverb - in a difficult situation where there are two equally inconvenient choices

 

froth at the mouth - být rozzuřený, zuřit, soptit

verb, informal - to be very angry

 

froth at the mouth - mít pěnu u huby

verb - to produce a lot of saliva in the mouth, often as a result of a disease

 

to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely

 

put the kettle on - postavit na čaj, postavit na kávu, postavit vodu na čaj, postavit vodu na kávu

verb, British English - to start boiling water in a kettle

 

cream of the crop - výkvět, to nejlepší, nejlepší z nejlepších

noun - the best of the best

 

easy on the eye - hezký na pohled, lahodící oku

adjective, informal - pleasant to look at

 

on the basis of - na základě

adverb - according to something, based on something

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

economical with the truth - neříkající celou pravdu

adjective - not telling the whole truth, changing or omitting some facts

 

down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše

adverb - in/to a strange situation that is difficult to get out of

as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)