between the devil and the deep blue sea - v bryndě, před nelehkou volbou, v nesnázích, v úzkých
BrE
/bɪ'twi:n ðə ˌdevl ənd ðə ˌdi:p blu: 'si:/
AmE
/bɪ'twi:n ðə ˌdevl ənd ðə ˌdi:p blu: 'si:/

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

 
put the kettle on - postavit na čaj, postavit na kávu, postavit vodu na čaj, postavit vodu na kávu
BrE
/pʊt ðə'ketlˌɒn/
AmE
/pʊt ðə'ket̬lˌɑ:n/

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

 
froth at the mouth - být rozzuřený, zuřit, soptit
BrE
/ˌfrɒθ ətðə'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌfrɑ:θ ətðə'maʊθ/

verb, informal - to be very angry

 
froth at the mouth - mít pěnu u huby
BrE
/ˌfrɒθ ətðə'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌfrɑ:θ ətðə'maʊθ/

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

 
down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše
BrE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt həʊl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt hoʊl/

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

 
to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/

adverb - extremely

 
easy on the eye - hezký na pohled, lahodící oku
BrE
/ˌi:zi ɒn ði'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:zi ɑ:n ði'aɪ/

adjective, informal - pleasant to look at

 
cream of the crop - výkvět, to nejlepší, nejlepší z nejlepších
BrE
/'kri:m əv ðə 'krɒp/
AmE
/'kri:m əv ðə 'krɑ:p/

noun - the best of the best

as the crow flies
as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou
BrE
/əz ðə 'krəʊ ˌflaɪz/
AmE
/əz ðə 'kroʊ ˌflaɪz/

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

 
the 31st of October - 31. října
BrE
/ðə ˌθɜ:ti'fɜ:st əv ɒk'təʊbə/
AmE
/ðə ˌθɜ:rti'fɜ:rst əv ɑ:k'toʊbər/

phrase - the date October 31

 
the 14th of February - 14. února
BrE
/ðə fɔ:'ti:nθ əv 'februəri/
AmE
/ðə fɔ:r'ti:nθ əv 'februeri/

phrase - the date February 14

 
the 24th of December - 24. prosince
BrE
/ðə ˌtwenti'fɔ:θ əv ˌdɪ'sembə/
AmE
/ðə ˌtwent̬i'fɔ:rθ əv ˌdɪ'sembər/

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 
the 1st of January - 1. ledna
BrE
/ðə ˌfɜ:st əv 'dʒænjuəri/
AmE
/ðə ˌfɜ:rst əv 'dʒænjueri/

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 
the fourth of July - 4. července
BrE
/ðə 'fɔ:θ əv ˌdʒʊ'laɪ/
AmE
/ðə 'fɔ:rθ əv ˌdʒə'laɪ/

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 
the 3rd of November - 3. listopadu
BrE
/ðə ɜ:d əv nəʊ'vembə/
AmE
/ðə ɜ:rd əv noʊ'vembər/

phrase - the date November 3