bag of bones - kost a kůže

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 

get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit

verb - to manage to get something

 

rule of thumb - obecné pravidlo, praktická pomůcka, praktický ukazatel (to, co většinou funguje)

noun - a method of doing or measuring something, based on practical experience

 

court of law - soud

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

 

word-of-mouth - ústní, mluvený, řečený, šířený slovně

adjective - communicated is the spoken way, by one person telling another

word of mouth - ústní podání, ústní doporučení

noun - the way of communicating something orally, by one person telling another

 

course of action - postup, plán

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 

out of work - nezaměstnaný

adjective - unemployed, not having a job

 

place of birth - místo narození

noun - the city in which you were born

 

out of hand - okamžitě, bez rozmyslu, bez uvážení

adverb - immediately, without thinking, without considering what others want

 

matter-of-factly - bez emocí, stroze, chladně

adverb - without showing emotions, unemotionally

out of tune - falešný, rozladěný, nenaladěný

adverb - not in tune, off-key, having the wrong musical notes

 

on top of - nahoře na (čem)

preposition - on the upper surface of

 

out of order - porouchaný, nefunkční

adjective - not working properly, broken down

family of four - čtyřčlenná rodina

noun - a family consisting of four people