as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 

by the looks of it - jak to tak vypadá, když na to tak koukám

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 

until the cows come home - do aleluja, do nekonečna, do nevidim

phrase, informal - for a very long time

 

straight from the horse's mouth - z první ruky, přímo od zdroje

adverb, informal - hearing something from someone who is directly concerned, so it is likely to be true

 

the lesser of two evils - menší zlo, to menší ze dvou zel

phrase - a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.

 

for the hell of it - jen tak ze srandy, aby byla legrace, pro zábavu

adverb, informal - just for fun, with no particular reason

snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 

like a bull in a china shop - jako slon v porcelánu

phrase - in a very clumsy way, likely to break things

 

a big fish in a little pond - velká ryba v malém rybníce

phrase - a person that is important in a small group of people but is not known outside that group

 

by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec

adverb - very suddenly

 

by the skin of one's teeth - jen tak tak, s odřenýma ušima

adverb - just barely

 

off the top of one's head - jen tak z hlavy, jen tak namátkou, jen tak z paměti

adverb, informal - from memory, without thinking carefully

 

not know the first thing about - nevědět vůbec nic o, nevědět ani ň o (někom či něčem)

verb - have no clue about something