in the light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition - because of something that you now see or understand

 

all of a sudden - zničehonic, vtom, najednou

adverb - unexpectedly, with no warning

 

on the corner of - na rohu (čeho)

adverb - where two streets meet (esp. at right angle)

 

one of those days - den blbec

phrase - a day when everything seems to go wrong

out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání

adverb - unexpectedly

 

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

 

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

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 

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

adverb - in the middle of the night

 

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.

 

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

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

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

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