be up to the mark - být dost dobrý, dosahovat dobré kvality

verb - to be of a good enough quality

 

have bigger fish to fry - mít jiné starosti, mít důležitější věci na práci

verb - to have more important problems to deal with

knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 

to make a long story short - abych to zkrátil, abych to nenatahoval

adverb, American English - used when you want to say something only briefly

 

fat chance - ani náhodou, (to) sotva, (to) těžko

phrase, informal - used to say that you do not believe that something will happen

 

as much - to (co bylo řečeno), to samé

phrase - the same

 

keep it down - ztlum to, ztiš to, ztiš se

phrase, informal - to be quieter

 

hang in there - držet se, vydržet to, nevzdávat to

verb, informal - to be patient in an unpleasant situation, to hold on, not to give up

 

call it a day - zabalit to, pro dnešek to zabalit

verb, informal - to decide to stop working (especially for the day)

 

whatever - to je fuk, to je jedno

phrase - a word you say when you don't care about something, when something doesn't matter to you

 

not say boo to a goose - být velmi ostýchavý, být velmi plachý, být velmi stydlivý

verb - to be very shy and quiet

 

go to a better place - jít do nebe, odejít (zemřít), odejít na lepší místo, odejít na onen svět

verb - a way of saying 'to die'

 

come to a full stop - úplně zastavit

verb - to stop completely

 

rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt