in the light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition - because of something that you now see or understand

 

neck of the woods - končiny, oblast

phrase, informal - a particular area

 

tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

 

speak of the devil - my o vlku

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 

a piece of cake - hračka, brnkačka, snadná věc

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 

as a matter of fact - po pravdě řečeno, vlastně, ve skutečnosti

adverb - actually, in fact

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

on top of one's game - v nejlepší formě

phrase - in one's best, in one's best form

 

in the dead of night - uprostřed noci, za hluboké noci

adverb - in the middle of the night

 

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

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 

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 life of me - ani za boha

adverb, informal - in no way

 

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

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

 

with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 

with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true