so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
be my guest - posluž si, můžeš to udělat, můžeš se do toho pustit
BrE
/ˌbi: maɪ'gest/
AmE
/ˌbi: maɪ'gest/

phrase - a phrase we use to give someone permission to do something

 
here you are - tady to je, tady je to, tady to máte
BrE
/'hɪə ju: ɑ:/
AmE
/'hɪr ju: ɑ:r/

phrase - the words that you use when you hand something to somebody, when you bring or give something to somebody

 
have bigger fish to fry - mít jiné starosti, mít důležitější věci na práci
BrE
/hæv bɪgə ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/
AmE
/hæv bɪgər ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/

verb - to have more important problems to deal with

 
not say boo to a goose - být velmi ostýchavý, být velmi plachý, být velmi stydlivý
BrE
/nɒt seɪ ˌbu: tʊə'gu:s/
AmE
/nɑ:t seɪ ˌbu: tʊə'gu:s/

verb - to be very shy and quiet

 
come to a full stop - úplně zastavit
BrE
/ˌkʌm tʊ əˌfʊl'stɒp/
AmE
/ˌkʌm tʊ əˌfʊl'stɑ:p/

verb - to stop completely

 
go to a better place - jít do nebe, odejít (zemřít), odejít na lepší místo, odejít na onen svět
BrE
/ˌgəʊ tʊ ə ˌbetə'pleɪs/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ tʊ ə ˌbet̬ər'pleɪs/

verb - a way of saying 'to die'

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

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

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

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

 
to make a long story short - abych to zkrátil, abych to nenatahoval
BrE
/təˌmeɪk ə'lɒŋˌstɔ:ri'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/təˌmeɪk ə'lɑ:ŋˌstɔ:ri'ʃɔ:rt/

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

 
whatever - to je fuk, to je jedno
BrE
/wɒt'evə/
AmE
/wɑ:t̬'evər/

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

 
hang in there - držet se, vydržet to, nevzdávat to
BrE
/'hæŋɪnˌðeə/
AmE
/'hæŋɪnˌðer/

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
BrE
/ˌkɔ:lɪtə'deɪ/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:lɪtə'deɪ/

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

 
fat chance - ani náhodou, (to) sotva, (to) těžko
BrE
/fæt 'tʃɑ:ns/
AmE
/fæt 'tʃæns/

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

 
keep it down - ztlum to, ztiš to, ztiš se
BrE
/ˌki:p ɪt 'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌki:p ɪt 'daʊn/

phrase, informal - to be quieter