Collocations 1.1

Question 1

Most students

Answer 1

Majority of students

Question 2

aby toho nebylo málo..

Answer 2

and to cap it all, she….

Question 3

let na velkou vzdalenst

Answer 3

long haul flight

Question 4

live boring all the same

Answer 4

to be in a rut

Question 5

nevím kam dřív skočit

Answer 5

i don’t know if I’m comming or going

Question 6

vykolejit

Answer 6

side-track

Question 7

spát tvrdě

Answer 7

be fast asleep

Question 8

historická událost

Answer 8

historic occasion

Question 9

preferuji knihu nad filmem

Answer 9

a book is preferable to seing a movie

Question 10

máš na výběr

Answer 10

you have the choice of

Question 11

people say it is

Answer 11

it is said to be

Question 12

poslapat travu

Answer 12

beat the grass down

Question 13

let na velkou vzdalenst

Answer 13

long haul flight

Question 14

byt na rozcesti

Answer 14

be at a crossroad

Question 15

pomátl se

Answer 15

he’s gone right off the rails

Question 16

spát tvrdě

Answer 16

be fast asleep

Question 17

it depends on

Answer 17

it is dependant on

Question 18

when it comes to comp games

Answer 18

as far as computer games are concerned

Question 19

we will run short of water

Answer 19

there will be a water’s shortage

Question 20

i don’t think it’s likely

Answer 20

i think it’s unlikely

Question 21

there’s a lot of things to think about

Answer 21

a lot of things need to be taken into consideration

Question 22

get angry

Answer 22

loose temper

Question 23

improve

Answer 23

get better

Question 24

be decieved

Answer 24

be taken in by someone

Question 25

invent

Answer 25

come up with

Question 26

accept sth

Answer 26

come to terms with sth

Question 27

zastavim se po ceste domu

Answer 27

i’ll stop off on my way home

Question 28

beat around the bush

Answer 28

dance around the topic

Question 29

die

Answer 29

kick the bucket

Question 30

s nasledky na

Answer 30

with consequences for

Question 31

jakmile

Answer 31

as soon as

Question 32

Secretly go away

Answer 32

Slip away

Question 33

Zaostavat

Answer 33

Fall behind

Question 34

Could I ask you

Answer 34

I was wondering if you would

Question 35

hesitate +

Answer 35

to be

Question 36

get into

Answer 36

gain entry

Question 37

it’s not necessary to work

Answer 37

there’s no point in working

Question 38

obtain

Answer 38

get hold of

Question 39

it is nowhere near as painful

Answer 39

it is far less painful

Question 40

jak najit ostrov?

Answer 40

how do you go about finding an island

Question 41

s dostatkem penez

Answer 41

with just enough money

Question 42

když jde o smrt

Answer 42

if the case is grave

Question 43

menit pravidla

Answer 43

keep moving the goalpost

Question 44

kde jsou pro vsechny stejna pravidla

Answer 44

level playing field

Question 45

what is normal, expected

Answer 45

par for the course

Question 46

renew contact with someone

Answer 46

touch base

Question 47

go along

Answer 47

run with the ball

Question 48

everything is new

Answer 48

it’s a whole new ball game

Question 49

lahodi to oku

Answer 49

it’s pleasing to the eye

Question 50

i kdybych musel setrit

Answer 50

event if i have to save

Question 51

meli jsme nejhorsi pocas

Answer 51

we had the worst weather imaginable

Question 52

tolerate

Answer 52

put up with sth/sb

Question 53

confess

Answer 53

own up to sth

Question 54

renovate

Answer 54

do sth up

Question 55

depress

Answer 55

get/bring sb down

Question 56

criticise

Answer 56

put sb down

Question 57

attribute

Answer 57

put sth down to

Question 58

think that u r superior

Answer 58

look down on sb