Angličtina | Český |
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offer one's condolences (offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one) verb | |
on one's last legs (about to die) preposition [UK: ɒn wʌnz lɑːst leɡz] [US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈlæst ˈleɡz] | v posledním taženípreposition |
pick one's nose (insert a finger into one's nostril) verb [UK: pɪk wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈpɪk wʌnz noʊz] | |
pull out of one's ass (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) verb | vycucat z prstuverb |
punch above one's weight (achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments) verb | |
push one's luck verb | pokoušet štěstíverb |
put a spoke in someone's wheel verb | |
rack one's brain (struggle to think of something) verb [UK: ræk wʌnz breɪn] [US: ˈræk wʌnz ˈbreɪn] | lámat si hlavuverb |
rest on one's laurels (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) verb [UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz] | |
show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is) verb [UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz] | vybarvitverb |
someone's pronoun [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz] | něčípronoun |
someone's jaw dropped (expression of someone's surprise) phrase | někomu spadla čelistphrase |
stand in someone's shoes (to be in situation of somebody else) verb | být někýmverb být v něčí kůživerb |
stick one's tongue out (to push one's tongue out) verb | vypláznout jazykverb |
stone's throw (short distance) noun [UK: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] | |
take one's hat off to (to publicly praise) verb | smeknout předverb |
take one's hat off to (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) verb | smeknout předverb |
take one's leave (say goodbye) verb [UK: teɪk wʌnz liːv] [US: ˈteɪk wʌnz ˈliːv] | loučit severb |
take to one's heels (to flee or run away) verb [UK: teɪk tuː wʌnz hiːlz] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈhiːlz] | |
thorn in someone's side noun | trn v okunoun |
turn in one's grave (be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased) verb [UK: tɜːn ɪn wʌnz ɡreɪv] [US: ˈtɝːn ɪn wʌnz ˈɡreɪv] | |
twiddle one's thumbs (to circle one's thumbs around one another) verb [UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] | točit palciverb |
twiddle one's thumbs (to wait or dawdle) verb [UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] | lelkovatverb |
under one's belt (within one's experience) preposition | za seboupreposition |
under one's own steam (of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines) preposition | na vlastní pěstpreposition |
under one's own steam (using one’s own resources, see also: independently; unaided) preposition | na vlastní pěstpreposition |
vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions) verb | hlasovat nohamaverb |
wet one's whistle (to have a drink) verb [UK: wet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩] [US: ˈwet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩] | svlažit volátkoverb |
with all one's heart (with much sincerity) preposition | z celého srdcepreposition |
wrap around one's little finger (to successfully control or influence) verb |