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rain on sb´s parade

překazit někomu plány

I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but you're not allowed to have alcohol on the premises. CIDI

I usually root hard against the Jets, just because Scott Miller likes them so much, and I like to rain on his parade anytime I can. WebCorp

Russian President Vladimir Putin had some important engagements coming up in Moscow and he didn't want it to rain on his parade. WebCorp

rain shadow

srážkový stín

Soon we are out on the savannah leaving behind the rain shadow of the mountain. BCN

Mixed-grass prairies are found in the central Great Plains, and shortgrass prairie towards the rainshadow of the Rocky Mountains.WebCorp

Two things can create the rain shadow: Mountains and continental location. WebCorp

rain shower

sprška, přeháňka

However, it is not unusual to see pilots take off towards a heavy rain shower on a good soaring day instead of waiting until it has passed. BNC

The sun went behind clouds, and particularly after a rain shower when the undergrowth was moist, they travelled during much of the day. BNC

The rain shower had hurried the last of the rubber-neck tourists off the streets and the restaurants and sex shows (mostly on video these days) were switching off their come-hither lights. BNC

raincoat

pláštěnka

Her indecision made her sweat; her armpits felt clammy under her raincoat and the palms of her hands were moist. BNC

In the bank, stood a small man, dressed in a stained old raincoat, wearing a flat cap, fishing tackle packed in an ex-army gas-mask carrier. BNC

He always wore an old felt hat (probably his late father's) and an old worn-out beige raincoat, and his boots were ever unlaced. BNC

rainstorm

bouře doprovázená lijákem

The day came, and with it a forty days, forty nights style rainstorm. BNC

Although they may get flattened by a rainstorm, they quickly recover once the sun comes out. BNC

In minutes the sky had darkened and a heavy rainstorm was lacing the fields before me. BNC

ray of hope

záblesk naděje

Another ray of hope is the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) which was established in 1986. BNC

Do you think it holds out a ray of hope among the problems which perplex us all so sorely today? BNC

Finally in eighteen thirty, there was yet another revolution in France, and that brought him a a ray of hope. BNC

ridge of high pressure

hřeben vysokého tlaku

A ridge of high pressure over the center of the country will move westward and weaken as it is squeezed by the two lows to either side of it. WebCorp

Meanwhile a broad ridge of high pressure  had become established over New Zealand, effectively blocking the storm's southerly movement.  WebCorp

And the ridge of high pressure  is not predicted to move away or break down. WebCorp

rise and shine

vstávat a s chutí do nového dne

Wakey wakey, rise and shine.CALD

Rise and shine, sleepy head - you have to leave for school in twenty minutes. CIDI

We all know there are mornings when "rise and shine” just isn’t enough. WebCorp

rising sea level

stoupající hladina moří

Meanwhile many studies of potential local effects of rising sea level are under way. BNC

A rising sea level will erode shorelines, increase coastal flooding, encourage saltwater intrusion into coastal soils, aquifers and along estuaries, damage coastal marshes and swamps, induce higher storm surges and alter ocean currents. BNC

The quality of paintings in the cave, whose tunnel entrance was submerged by the rising sea level as the last Ice Age ended, are of such exceptional quality that their authenticity was originally doubted. BNC 

roar of laughter

hlasitý smích, výbuchy smíchu

I rose to answer there was a roar of laughter from the Labour benches. BNC 

In the roar of laughter it provoked, he felt himself falling swiftly towards the ground. BNC

The roar of laughter that burst out was something he never forgot. BNC

run dry

vyčerpat, dojít

And, somehow, my savings, carefully built up over the years, were starting to run dry. BNC

Presumably the well of fast bowlers will one day run dry and then West Indies will have to devise a new strategy; after all, India did not fare too badly in the 1960s and '70s with a quartet of spinners. BCN

Clearly the native resources of scientific talent and ingenuity had not run dry, for all the disappointment caused by the failures of the;science and government'; campaigns of the early 1960s. BCN

run like the wind

běžet s větrem o závod

She's very slight in build and she can run like the wind. CIDI

When that happens, you must bash hard and then run like the wind. BNC

The antelope are not dumb: when the lions attack, they run like the wind. WebCorp



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sail close to the wind

pohybovat se na hranici zákona 

We may have just enough fuel to get there, but we'll be sailing a bit close to the wind.  CIDI

You really do like to sail close to the wind, don't you? BNC

International: Russia and Ukraine sail close to the wind on Black Sea fleet. BNC  

save for a rainy day

schovat si něco na horší časy, myslet na zadní kolečka

Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day. BNC

Why save for a rainy day when you can spend now and spend on a rainy day? WebCorp

The government already encourages people to save for a rainy day and save for a pension. WebCorp

save sth for a rainy day

schovat si něco na horší časy

Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day. BNC

Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day. CALD

She has a couple of thousand pounds kept aside which she's saving for a rainy day. CIDI