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lehký jako pírko adjective

light as a feather(extremely light, having minimal weight)
adjective
[UK: laɪt əz ə ˈfe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈæz ə ˈfe.ðər]

lít jako z konve verb

rain cats and dogs(to rain very heavily)
verb
[UK: reɪn kæts ənd dɒɡz] [US: ˈreɪn ˈkæts ænd ˈdɑːɡz]

majáková loď noun
{f}

lightshipnoun
[UK: ˈlaɪ.tʃɪp] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˌtʃɪp]

mám hlad jako vlk phrase

I could eat a horse(I am very hungry)
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ kʊd iːt ə hɔːs] [US: ˈaɪ ˈkʊd ˈiːt ə ˈhɔːrs]

mlčet jako hrob adjective

silent as the grave(to say absolutely nothing)
adjective
[UK: ˈsaɪ.lənt əz ðə ɡreɪv] [US: ˈsaɪ.lənt ˈæz ðə ˈɡreɪv]

ošklivý jako noc adjective

ugly as sin(extremely ugly)
adjective
[UK: ˈʌ.ɡli əz sɪn] [US: ˈʌ.ɡli ˈæz ˈsɪn]

pilný jako mravenec adjective

busy as a bee(working constantly)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.zi əz ə biː] [US: ˈbɪ.zi ˈæz ə ˈbiː]

pilný jako včelka adjective

busy as a bee(working constantly)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.zi əz ə biː] [US: ˈbɪ.zi ˈæz ə ˈbiː]

prašť jako uhoď phrase

much of a muchness(little difference between multiple things)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs] [US: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs]

pyšný jako páv adjective

proud as a peacock(extremely proud)
adjective

sekat jako Baťa cvičky verb
{imPlf}

churn out(to produce a large quantity of something rapidly and easily)
verb
[UK: tʃɜːn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈtʃɝːn ˈaʊt]

šířit se jako požár verb
{imPlf}

spread like wildfire(spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably)
verb
[UK: spred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈspred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər]

slepý jako netopýr adjective

blind as a bat(nearly totally blind)
adjective
[UK: blaɪnd əz ə bæt] [US: ˈblaɪnd ˈæz ə ˈbæt]

šťastný jako blecha adjective

happy as a clam(very happy and carefree)
adjective

happy as a lark(very happy)
adjective

suchý jako troud adjective

bone-dry(totally dry)
adjective
[UK: bəʊn ˈdraɪ] [US: boʊn ˈdraɪ]

tupý jako necky adjective

thick as a brickadjective
[UK: θɪk əz ə brɪk] [US: ˈθɪk ˈæz ə ˈbrɪk]

volný jako pták adjective

free as a bird(completely free)
adjective
[UK: friː əz ə bɜːd] [US: ˈfriː ˈæz ə ˈbɝːd]

vyhýbat se něčemu jako moru verb

avoid like the plague(to evade or shun)
verb

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