The Settlers of Catan - Osadníci z Katanu

noun - a popular board game

out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání

adverb - unexpectedly

 

take the high road - povznést se nad věc, být nad věcí, být lepší (než on/ona...)

phrase - not to join in a fight, argument, not to behave the way others do, to ignore idiocy, to do what you think is morally right

 

in the light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition - because of something that you now see or understand

 

up to the mark - dost dobrý, dosahující dobré kvality

verb - of a good enough quality

 

in the public eye - na očích veřejnosti, všem na očích, před zraky veřejnosti

phrase - visible to everyone, drawing attention of the public

 

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

 

to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely

 

hole in the wall - bankomat

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 

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

 

off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 

down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše

adverb - in/to a strange situation that is difficult to get out of

 

a slap on the wrist - plácnutí přes ruku (jako výstraha)

noun, informal - a gentle warning or mild punishment

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone