zapřít se, zašprajcovat se

In the end, all the Arab states dug their heels in and demanded refugee repatriation as an essential element to peace, thereby joining Israel in linking the refugee issue to an overall peace.

But despite the biggest backbench revolt that this Parliament has seen, the Government has dug its heels in a refuses to acknowledge the public call for action.

For a salesperson to disregard the emotional aspects of dealing with objections is to court disaster. The situation to be avoided is where the buyer digs his heels in on principle, because of the attitude of the salesperson.

dělat něco hravě, levou rukou

She said they did everything in teams, for the honour, and what was the good of that, when she could leave them all standing with one arm tied behind her back?

As the accompanying article by a Yugoslav investigative journalist suggests, however, it may well be that for political reasons the Yugoslavs have been fighting the case with at least one hand tied behind their back.

She was so used to this sort of conversation that she could, as it were, verbally handle it with one hand tied behind her back.

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sešlý, opotřebovaný, omšelý

She’ll be scrawny and down at heel, I bet. A poor relation.

He said he’d noticed that our Mini was getting a bit down at heel, and in the light of Ken’s injuries he thought the least he could do was to give me a better means of transport.

There was an oily cap on the top shelf of the wardrobe and a pair of much worn and down at heel working boots under the bed.

chodit kolem horké kaše

While it was clear that as long as unanimity or qualified majorities were required, it was possible, as several of the member states were to do, for states to drag their heels and delay a programme.

No doubt the rest of Europe will say yes to that, but the British Government will, as usual, drag their heels on such a development.

I am very sad that the Government - for the next few months, anyway - are trying to drag their heels and opt out of so many important aspects of what the Community is doing.

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