vzít nohy na ramena

As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels. CIDI

Thousands of Eritreans leave homes, take to their heels. WebC

They had only two options- either take to heels or surrender. WebC

být podělaný strachy, nadělat si do kalhot

During the thiller I was quaking in my boots. Lingua

My first teacher had one of those deep, booming voices that had you quaking in your boots. CIDI

Just the sound of her voice made me quake in my boots. CIDI

být celý rozklepaný, roztřesený

I was shaking in my shoes before the start. Lingua

Whenever I am waiting for the results of my exams, I always shake in my boots. IC

Why are you shaking your boots? Are you cold? Lingua

suchar, nadutec

I knew he was a banker and expensively educated so I was expecting him to be a stuffed shirt. CIDI

I don`t want to invite him to go with us because he is a stuffed shirt and not very interesting to spend time with. IC

It was a nice yarn of respectable girl from despicable family, married to a stuffed shirt who would cast her out into the snow if a breath of suspicion fell on his name. BNC-B

se silně omezeným rozpočtem, za pár korun (něco podnikat)

The restaurant is run on a shoestring, so we can't afford to take on any more staff. CIDI

We went to China and Japan on a shoestring and enjoyed it very much. IC

Feeling uneasy, we turned to our Africa on a Shoestring handbook, learning that the Kalahari consists of some of the most arid and remote land in the world. BNC-B

příjít o poslední košili, přijít o všechno

He lost his shirt gambling and now is in serious financial difficulty. IC

He said he'd lost his shirt on that race. CIDI

He is in debt due to his betting on horses, in the course of time he lost his shirt. Lingea

spatra, bez přípravy

He made several off-the-cuff remarks which he later denied. CIDI

She wasn't expecting to give a speech and just said a few things off the cuff. CIDI

He made a very interesting off-the-cuff speech at the party last night. IC

udělat sbírku, vybrat peníze

We're passing the hat round for Simon's leaving present. CIDI

We're going to pass the hat round later, buy some beer and go back to their place. BNC-B

A guaranteed payment plus `Pass the hat around' or similar arrangement. BNC-B

stará vesta =  dávno známá a nudná věc, osoba

A 24-hour banking service may seem old hat in the United States, but it's still innovative in Europe. CIDI

Much of what the latter says about information theory, feedback and signal detection is old hat, but he generously leaves us one or two bones to pick. BNC-B

Meanwhile, fashion pundits were speculating last night that although Anne is likely to splash out on a new outfit, she will be wearing an old hat when she walks up the aisle. BNC-B

držet pod pokličkou, v tajnosti

Keep in under your hat! Lingua

I've got some interesting news, but you must promise to keep it under your hat for the moment. CIDI

I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat. IC

uklidnit se, nerozčilovat se

Keep your shirt on. You shouldn`t get so excited about small problems. IC

Keep your shirt on! I'll be with you in a second. CIDI

You must keep your shirt on immediately. Lingea

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

obnošené oblečení, odložené šactvo

During his childhood growing up on a farm he wore many hand-me-down clothes. IC

As a child I was always dressed in my sister's hand-me-downs and I longed for something new to wear. CIDI

Things are so grim that the pals are throwing in hand-me-down clothes for the baron's American wife Jeannie. BNC-B

padnout jako ulitý

Her new dress fit like a glove so she was very happy. IC

Your new jeans fit like a glove. Lingua

My new jeans contain Lycra so they fit like a glove. CIDI

střílet od boku, spoléhat na instinkt, jednat intuitivně

He was forced to fly by the seat of his pants when nobody was in the office to help him fix the computer. IC

None of us had ever worked on a magazine before so we were flying by the seat of our pants. CIDI

We found our way by the seat of our pants, but if I ever did another jungle trek I'd take a guide. CIDI