be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

 

turn the other cheek - nastavit druhou tvář, nereagovat agresivně, nereagovat na násilí násilím

verb - to stay calm and avoid reacting in an aggressive way after someone has attacked you or made you angry

 

not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 

fugitive - prchající, uprchlý

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 

runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 

contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.

contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

 

runaway - uprchlý

adjective - having left or escaped from somewhere or someone

 

outburst - výlev, vzplanutí, propuknutí, výbuch

noun - a sudden increase in an activity, or a sudden strong expression of an emotion