the blues - splín, chmur, pochmurná nálada

noun, informal - feelings of sadness

 

the passive - trpný rod

noun - a grammatical construction in which the subject is affected by the verb or by the object

 

the movies - kino

noun, American English - a building where you go to see a film

the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

the public - veřejnost

noun - people in general

the javelin - hod oštěpem (v atletice)

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

the discus - hod diskem

noun - an event in athletics, the athlete throws a flat round object as far as he/she can

 

the web - web, internet

noun - the Internet

 

cry over spilt milk - brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem

verb, British English - to regret something that has already happened and you cannot do anything about

 

take the bull by the horns - postavit se čelem, začít řešit (nějakou nepříjemnou situaci)

verb - to do something difficult or dangerous in a determined way

 

spill the beans - podřeknout (se), prokecnout (se), prozradit tajemství

verb, informal - to tell someone secret information

give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 

get the message - dojít, docvaknout (někomu něco)

verb, informal - to understand what is meant

 

break the mould - vyjet ze zajetých kolejí

verb - to do completely different things than what people expect from you or the situation

get the sack - dostat padáka, být vyhozen z práce

verb, informal - to be fired from your job