so to speak - tak říkajíc, tak zvaně, abych tak řekl(a)

phrase - a phrase you use if you want to say that what you said was meant figuratively, not literally

 

down-to-earth - realistický, rozumný, nohama na zemi

adjective - realistic, sensible

 

so as to - aby (za účelem)

conjunction - in order to

 

nine-to-five - od 9 do 17 hodin (pracovní doba)

adjective - done from 9 am to 5 pm

 

back to front - obráceně

adverb, British English - with the back where the front should be

second to none - bezkonkurenční, nedostižný, jedinečný

determiner - used to emphasize that something or someone is as good as or better than others

 

with regard to - ohledně, co se týče, pokud jde o

preposition, formal - in connection with

 

house-to-house - od domu k domu, dům od domu

adjective - coming to every house in a particular place

to and fro - sem a tam

adverb - from side to side

 

up to speed - v obraze (plně informován)

adjective - fully informed, up to date

 

so - že to tak je, že to je pravda, že ano

pronoun - a word that is used to say that something that was said is true

rat on - donášet na (někoho), žalovat na (někoho), říct (něco na někoho), udat (někoho)

verb, American English, informal - to tell someone (the police, parents, teachers etc.) that somebody did something wrong

 

break up - rozdělit (na díly), rozčlenit, členit, dělit (na díly), rozpadnout se (na kusy)

verb - to separate something into pieces

 

make time - udělat si čas (na), najít si čas (na), najít si chvilku (na)

verb - to find some time to do something you think you should

 

that - co, kdo, který, jak, proč, kdy (v 'cleft' souvětích)

particle - a pronoun or conjunction introducing the second part of a cleft sentence