sobota, 4. května 2024, 12.05
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: CLOTHES
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keep sb´s shirt on

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


keep st. under one´s hat

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

kick in the pants

pobídnutí k lepšímu výkonu, práci

Christopher´s tutor told him that all the teaching staff were expecting him to fail his exams. That was a real kick in the pants for him. From then on he started to take his studies seriously. EL-English Idioms

This was rectified to an extent by switching in the active circuitry, which gave the signal a kick in the pants, but care had to be exercised to avoid muddying-up the lower-mid frequencies and making the treble over-twangy. BNC

The discipline within the team let us down when we were put under pressure --; but perhaps it's the kick in the pants we needed,'; Jennings said. BNC

kick one´s heels

přešlapovat, nečinně a netrpělivě čekat

I'm fed up kicking my heels at home while all my friends are out enjoying themselves. CIDI

And it's even more noticeable once you go into the, the year twelve, that first twelve months is crucial, if you just kick your heels and do nothing, you'll find it very very difficult to work to pull up. BNCB

I don´t want to kick my heels but I don´t know what to do. Wasp

kick up one´s heels

dělat věci, co tě baví

After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party. CIDI

Bob Gurney, was kicking his heels and pulling on his pipe in the corridors a couple of days later. EI

This is your chance to kick up your heels and support this group of anonymous women artists. BNCB

kipper tie

velmi široká kravata

Many fashions such as the kipper tie and the string tie have come and gone, and in recent years there has been an upsurge in the popularity of vivid colours and flamboyant designs. BNCB

Scott Svenson wore blue jeans and jacket over a navy T-shirt and a wide, striped kipper tie, which looked ridiculous. BNCB

It is out of fashion wearing a kipper tie. IE