být velmi silný, hodně vydržet

'Do you think Grandad will ever recover?' 'Of course, he's as tough as old boots.' CIDI

He's as tough as old boots, but playing with drugs is still a mug's game. BNC-B

And she has shown already, beneath her frail exterior, Kylie is as tough as old boots. BNC-B

být komu v patách

Dr Grange walked through the ward with a group of student doctors at his heels. CIDI

With so many promising young contenders at his heels, Roper can't afford to make any mistakes. CIDI

There are many younger women snapping at her heels, eager to replace her as company director. CIDI

pod pás, nečestný (chování)

I think that he was hitting below the belt when he began to criticize me after I told him my true feelings on the matter. IC

In a boxing match it is wrong to hit the person you are fighting against below the belt.CIDI

It was below the belt to mention his brother's criminal record. CIDI

chytit, přistihnout koho při činu, in flagranti, nachytat na švestkách

He was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the figures but was unable to produce them. IC

Apparently he was caught with his pants down. His wife came home to find him in bed with the neighbour. CIDI

He asked me where I'd been the previous evening and I was caught with my trousers down. CIDI

naparáděný, vyfiknutý

They were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production. IC

They must have been on their way to a wedding or something. They were dressed up to the nines. CIDI

 She wouldn't be here now, dressed to the nines for an evening that would be about as thrilling as an attack of flu, if she hadn't again responded in anger to her emotions. BNC-B

být nápadně, výstražně oblečený, vyparáděný, vyfiknutý

She was dressed to kill when I saw her at the sales convention. IC

Rosie emerged from the house, dressed to kill and clutching a bottle of champagne. CIDI

He had just completed his preparations --; dressed to kill would have been an apt description of his appearance --; when suddenly he froze, head cocked in a listening attitude. BNC-B

být těšně v patách

She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hard on her heels. CIDI

They know we're hard on their heels and they've got to win their next three games to retain the championship. CIDI

The thief couldn´t escape because John was hot on his heels. BNCB

v módě, módní, moderní

Things looked different about a generation ago, when the New Left was still new and the texts of the young Marx were in fashion. BNCB

Hmm hmm I know because it's back in fashion but this was built initially this was something that you could find very much in thirties. BNCB

A giant poster advertising Calvin Klein shorts for men, which stood in Times Square, New York in the early 1980s, inaugurated a new freedom in fashion's portrayal. BNCB 

na místě koho, v kůži koho

If I were in your shoes, I'd speak to the boy's parents. CIDI

Poor Matthew. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when the results are announced. CIDI

I would hate to be in his shoes now that he has lost his job. IC

IC= The Idiom Connection (www.nicenet.org)

být v módě, moderní, módní

About this time crochet garments were in vogue, so I answered another advertisement. BNCB

They were made in silver, Sheffield plate or earthenware and were in vogue from the mid-18th century until about 1820. BNCB

The micro is currently much in vogue, and indeed my presentation is followed by a presentation specifically on the subject of micro computers. BNCB

být pěkně oblečená

Being well-dressed doesn't improve a person's ability to do accounts, or whatever. BNCB

He is always well-dressed, usually in smart suits and casual shirts, though in deference to the Jewish tradition which he discreetly adorns, he rarely wears a tie. BNCB

 She was accompanied by a dark, well-dressed woman. BNCB

být až po uši zamilovaný

It's obvious that they're head over heels in love with each other. CIDI

As soon as we met we fell head over heels in love. CIDI

I fell head over heels in love with Simon on our first date.CIDI

vyjít z módy, nebýt módní

Tie Rack looks rather out of fashion as sales slow down Outlook. BNCB

On the western side this was always an area characterised by a militancy which is presumably going out of fashion now too. BNCB

These are as out of fashion as boned corsets or shoulder pads. BNCB

porazit, převálcovat na plné čáře

The mathematical odds against you producing a new miracle are incalculable, and there can scarcely be a permutation that hasn't been tried before, but it has happened, and no doubt will again, that an amateur somewhere in a small garden with limited resources will beat the pants off the professionals. BNCB

She beats the pants of her brother whenever they play scrabble. IE

The team of Red Wings will beat the pants off the Nashville players, I am sure. IE

porazit na plné čáře, převálcovat, nudit se k smrti, být vyděšený k smrti

I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. CIDI

Horror films scare the pants off me. CIDI

The mathematical odds against you producing a new miracle are incalculable, and there can scarcely be a permutation that hasn't been tried before, but it has happened, and no doubt will again, that an amateur somewhere in a small garden with limited resources will beat the pants off the professionals. BNC-B