na smrť unavený

1. But I'm exhausted now, half-dead and looking back, see that Stewpid is gaining on me, has halved the distance between us… my breath comes in jags, my chest is going to explode. BNC

2. After nine months of doing the early morning show and the Breakfast Show with Simon Mayo, I was half-dead. BNC

3. We`ve been walking all day and I`m half-dead. CIDoI

nešika

1. Ham-fisted thieves had tried to steal a Metro GTi from my driveway. BNC

2. The large defence cuts that Labour proposes would be ruinous to job prospects, and its ham-fisted intervention plans would not work. BNC

3. I looked for the bolt of the gun desperately, ham-fisted with the unfamiliar weapon. BNC

zabávať sa

1. A playground and playhouse keep the tots happy while the teenagers have a ball with a whole host of absorbing activities. BNC

2. Sailors have a ball and skittle home side. BNC

3. The ex-England prop will play Lord Chancellor at Bath's Theatre Royal, where he's sure to have a ball! BNC

byť "ukecaný," priveľa rozprávať

1. He said the reason the person was going was because he had a big mouth. BNC

2. "Me and my big mouth, eh?" she said, lowering her gaze and wishing she knew when to hold her tongue. BNC

3. Incidentally, that person must have rather a big mouth, because your shameful little secret's public knowledge there now. BNC

mať dobrý začiatok

1. If you are lucky enough to have your own land, you have a head start on those of us who have to rent facilities: but are you making the most of it? BNC

2. Roderick believes that women obviously have a head start as they have been reared with values of nurturing, partnership and growth. BNC

3. The Scottish Hockey Union has remained loyal to the sport, so Scotland should have a head start on several countries in the coming seasons. BNC

mať veľa výhod, mať predpoklady uspieť

1. Internal UPSs have a lot going for them: modest price, easy installation, fix-and-forget security. BNC

2. As a piece of hardware the Touchmaster tablet appears to have a lot going for it compared with its rivals like the Grafpad and the Koala-pad. BNC

3. In the meantime, we've got a lot going for us here, and it's up to us to make the most of it. BNC

byť šikovný záhradkár

1. I`m afraid I don`t have green fingers. I`ve killed every plant I`ve owned. CIDoI

2. Mia has a talent for mothering the way some people have green fingers for gardening. BNC

3. He had more or less green fingers, my grandfather. BNC

mať veľa zamestaní

1. Mr Hatton did say he had a good many irons in the fire and that sometimes he brought off a big deal. BNC

2. He had so many irons in the fire that he was seldom there. BNC

3. Others have interpreted it as tactical manoeuvring, a manifestation of his habitual tendency to have two or more irons in the fire. BNC

mať plné ruky práce

1. Right now I have my hands full. BNC

2. The urbane Ms d'Harnoncourt, a Duchamp specialist, has her hands full leading an ambitious reorganisation of the Philadelphia Museum's European collections, scheduled for completion in 1995. BNC

3. The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them. BNC

kradnúť v zamestnaní

1. Record numbers are being caught with fingers in the till; like ex-Mirror chief Robert Maxwell. BNC

2. He was not the clear favourite for the Oval Office, for there were other men whose achievements were more palpable than George Crowninshield's, but he looked good, sounded better and no journalist had ever discovered him with his fingers in the till or his legs in the wrong bed. BNC

3. He had his fingers in the till, that´s why he lost his job. CIDoI

mať pred sebou ťažkú prácu

1. We´re training a completely new team, so we´ve got our work cut out for us. CIDoI

2. Have you seen the state of the garden? She´ll have her work cut out to get it looking nice in time for the summer. CIDoI

3. T.V. hairdresser Andrew Collinge had his work cut out for him on 23rd January. BNC

ochutnať viťazstvo

1. Senate Republicans have now tasted blood, and the President's own party members in Congress are expressing doubts about tying their political fates to the indecisive fledgling in the White House. BNC

2. But the speculators have tasted blood and could yet force a devaluation of the franc. BNC

3. The Welsh team tasted blood in the local championships and want to play national level now. CIDoI

užívať si život, baviť sa

1. If attending a wedding or party of close friends, you should have the time of your life. BNC

2. He had the time of his life working on the ranch. CIDoI

3. If you can spend five weeks having the time of your life and get paid at the end of it, why not? BNC

mať navrch, mať veci pod kontrolou

1. At half time, the Italian team seem to have the upper hand. CIDoI

2. This debate, as well as a straw poll taken in the morning, confirmed that the reformers, though short of an absolute majority, now have the upper hand. BNC

3. We must destroy them now, while we yet have the upper hand. BNC

 čítať

1. He always had his nose in a book. BNC

2. When I was at college I used to have my nose in a book rather than join one of the societies and almost rebuffed overtures, as I was so scared of not knowing what to talk about. BNC

3. My daughter reads all the time. She`s always got her nose in a book. CIDoI