the 3rd of November - 3. listopadu

phrase - the date November 3

 

the 19th of March - 19. března

phrase - the date March 19

 

the 17th of March - 17. března

phrase - the date March 17

 

the 31st of October - 31. října

phrase - the date October 31

 

the 14th of February - 14. února

phrase - the date February 14

 

the 24th of December - 24. prosince

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 

the 1st of January - 1. ledna

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 

the fourth of July - 4. července

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

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

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

 

somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 

off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 

icing on the cake - třešnička na dortu

phrase, British English - something extra that is added to make a thing or a situation better

slow on the uptake - zaostalý, zabržděný, s dlouhým vedením, nechápavý

adjective, informal - slow to understand something

on the same wavelength - (být) na stejné vlně, na sebe naladění

adverb, informal - understand each other perfectly because you see things the same way