cut the mustard - splnit očekávání
BrE
/ˌkʌt ðə'mʌstəd/
AmE
/ˌkʌt ðə'mʌstərd/

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

 
give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži
BrE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/
AmE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 
take the stairs - jít po schodech
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə 'steəz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə 'steərz/

verb - to use the stairs

 
make the bed - ustlat postel
BrE
/'meɪk ðə bed/
AmE
/'meɪk ðə bed/

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 
hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan
BrE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/

verb, informal - to go to bed

 
hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 
bite the bullet - zatnout zuby
BrE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 
hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 
hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)
BrE
/hɪt ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/hɪt ðə 'roʊd/

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

 
break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

do the dusting
do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach
BrE
/du: ðə 'dʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/du: də 'dʌstɪŋ/

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

take the bus
take the bus - jet autobusem (konkrétním)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/

verb - to get on the bus and go somewhere

 
set the table - prostřít stůl
BrE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/
AmE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/

verb - to prepare the table for a meal

 
lose the way - ztratit se
BrE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back