Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

cas od casu

obcas

A

from time to time

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2
Q

rozhrabnout neco

A

to put my foot in st.

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3
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Tom si okamzite oblibil svou ucitelku

A

Tom took a shine to his teacher

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4
Q

Jejich hit byl jen ojedinely

A

Theirs hit was just a flash in the pan

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5
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Byl cely den tichy jako mys

A

He has been as quiet as a mouse all day

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6
Q

Dorazili jsme bezpecne

A

We arrived safe and sound

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7
Q

Tom a Jiri spolu nesouhlasi

A

Tom and George don’t see eye to eye

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8
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Vyrazil jsem na dlouhou cestu

A

I set off on a long journey

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9
Q

Pristali jsme v Malajsii

A

We touched down in Malaysia

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10
Q

Prespal jsem v hotelu

A

I spent the night at a hotel

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11
Q

Navrhnul mi abychom se spojili

A

He suggested that we join forces

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12
Q

V poctu je sila

A

There’s safety in numbers

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13
Q

Vyrazme na cestu spolu

A

Let’s hit the road together

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14
Q

Nebyl jsem si jisty zda jit

A

I was in two minds whether to go

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15
Q

Utraceli jsme jak o zivot

A

We spent money like there was no tomorrow

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16
Q

Tlacit na nekoho aby neco udelal

A

to twist sb’s arm to do st.

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17
Q

jit zadat o penize

A

go cap in hand

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18
Q

zaplatit ucet

A

foot the bill

Let me foot the bill today

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19
Q

Je staly ve svych nazorech

A

He is very consistent in his opinions

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20
Q

Je milackem hollywoodu

A

She is the apple of Holywood’s eye

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21
Q

Skovava hlavu do pisku

A

He is burying his head in the sand

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22
Q

Jejich album totalne selhalo

A

Their album sank like a stone

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23
Q

Naspicovala usi

A

She pricked her ears up

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24
Q

Zvysil si prestiz

A

He has gone up in the world

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25
Q

neco spravit/vylepsit

A

knock st. into shape

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26
Q

zaujmout ctenare

A

to catch the reader’s eye

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27
Q

lizat si rany

A

lick your wounds

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28
Q

nechat neco jit svou cestou dokud to neskonci

A

to run its course

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29
Q

opatreni otevrou cestu k necemu

A

the measurements will open the door to …

30
Q

udelat neco pres caru

A

cross the line

31
Q

at se ti libi, nebo ne

A

like it or lump it

32
Q

predni svetlo auta

A

headlight

33
Q

byt ztuhly hruzou

A

to be like a deer caught in the headlights

34
Q

prestan byt liny

A

get off your backside

35
Q

byt extremni

neuznavat hranice

A

know no bounds

36
Q

mame vazny problem

A

the shit hits the fan

37
Q

znat neco do hloubky

A

know something inside out

38
Q

odfrknout si

ukazat disrespect

A

curl your lip

39
Q

znat sve misto

A

know your place

40
Q

prestan se povysovat

A

get down off your high horse

41
Q

byt poradne nasranej

nadskakovat vzteky

A

hopping mad

went spare

42
Q

udelat si necim jmeno

A

make a name for

43
Q

dusledne neco kontrolovat

A

run a tight ship

44
Q

za necimi zady

A

behind one’s back

45
Q

zneuzit pozice k ziskani penez

A

feather one’s own nest

46
Q

byt neakceptovatelny

A

be beyond the pale

47
Q

dostat padaka

A

be fired

get the sack

get marching orders

48
Q

byl stredem pozornosti

A

He took centre stage at the meeting

49
Q

situace je nebezpecna

A

situation is a minefield

50
Q

Firma je obeti tizive ekonomicke situace

A

Company is a casualty of a difficult economic situation

51
Q

Manazer vyuzil sveho postaveni a zatlacil na podrizene

A

Manager pull rank on his employees

52
Q

byt silne kritizovan

A

get / take a flak for a problem

53
Q

necemu nahle porozumet

A

to see the light

54
Q

porozumet vtipu

A

see the joke

55
Q

rozumis tomu ?

A

Do you see the point?

56
Q

videt rude

A

see red

57
Q

neco pokazit

A

get a black mark

58
Q

octnout se na zivotni krizovatce

A

to be at a crossroads

59
Q

nedelat pokrok

A

I am getting nowhere

60
Q

dostat se nekam kde to neznam

A

St. is taking me into uncharted territory / waters

61
Q

mit neco v rukavu

A

have st. up my sleeve

62
Q

blafovat

A

bluff your way into / out of a situation

63
Q

neschopen slova

A

at a loss for words

64
Q

Dlouho s bratrem nejsme ve styku

A

I’ve been out of touch with my brother for a long time

65
Q

tam a zpet

A

to and fro

puppy was very active, running to and fro

66
Q

spolehat na nekoho

A

count on sb

67
Q

byt zavalen praci

A

to be snowed under with work

68
Q

travit s nekym cas

A

hang out with sb.

ne jen s milenkou

69
Q

chybelo jim jidlo

A

they were deprived of food

70
Q

ritit se

uhanet

A

dash

71
Q

nevrly

podrazdeny

A

ratty

72
Q

byt necim velmi zamestnan

A

I am up to my eyes in st.