the Soviet Union - Sovětský Svaz

noun - a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed till 1991

 

on the dot - přesně na čas

adverb, informal - right on time

 

the last straw - poslední kapka

noun - that last thing that makes you lose your patience etc.

 

around the corner - za rohem, za chvilku

adverb - very close

 

in the wash - v prádle, (už prány) v pračce

adverb - being washed, has just been washed or waiting to be washed

 

on the fly - bez přípravy, za letu, za běhu

adverb - without preparation, in a hurry

 

hunt the thimble - přihořívá hoří (hra)

noun - a children's party game

 

Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.

 

round the corner - za rohem (blízko)

adverb - near, not far away

 

between the devil and the deep blue sea - v bryndě, před nelehkou volbou, v nesnázích, v úzkých

adverb - in a difficult situation where there are two equally inconvenient choices

 

put the kettle on - postavit na čaj, postavit na kávu, postavit vodu na čaj, postavit vodu na kávu

verb, British English - to start boiling water in a kettle

 

hole in the wall - bankomat

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 

to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely

 

froth at the mouth - být rozzuřený, zuřit, soptit

verb, informal - to be very angry

 

froth at the mouth - mít pěnu u huby

verb - to produce a lot of saliva in the mouth, often as a result of a disease