by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

 

in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup

adverb - very quickly

off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec

adverb - very suddenly

 

on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

 

not know the first thing about - nevědět vůbec nic o, nevědět ani ň o (někom či něčem)

verb - have no clue about something

 

look what the cat dragged in - koho to tu máme, kohopak to tu máme

phrase - an expression used to say that you are surprised to see someone

 

by the skin of one's teeth - jen tak tak, s odřenýma ušima

adverb - just barely

 

off the top of one's head - jen tak z hlavy, jen tak namátkou, jen tak z paměti

adverb, informal - from memory, without thinking carefully

 

for all the tea in China - za nic na světě

adverb - for anything, never, under no circumstances

 

pull a rabbit out of the hat - přijít se zázračným řešením, vykouzlit řešení

verb - to unexpectedly come up with a surprising solution

 

in one ear and out the other - jedním uchem tam, druhým ven

phrase, informal - to be forgotten quickly

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou

adjective - too old, over the hill

hillside - stráň, úbočí (kopce), úbočí kopce

noun - the side of a hill