být dychtivý udělat něco, být celý hr do něčeho

He`s at pains to show his ability. (Lingea)

The management was at great pains to stress that there are no plans for closing down

the factory.(CIDI)

She was at pains to tell me that her male friends were divided into two groups. (BNC)

být lehce nemocný, necítit se dobře, cítit se pod psa, nebýt ve své kůži

Do you mind if we put our meeting off till tomorrow? I'm feeling a bit below par today.(CIDI)

After a sleepless night, I wasn't quite up to par. (CIDI)

His eyesight was below par which disqualified him from being a pilot --; and annoyed him a lot --; but he passed out as a navigator. (BNC)

být slepý na jedno oko

 Gower Jones, who was also educated at the Llandaff School, managed to enlist in the Monmouthshire Regiment despite being blind in one eye. (BNC)

There was a crash of breaking glass and the cat went blind in one eye. (BNC)

At first I could find no cause, I panicked, if I could go blind in one eye without a cause, perhaps I could go blind in the other. (BNC)

oporovat, být proti čemu

I am dead against camping holidays. I can never sleep comfortably in a tent. (English Idioms, Oxford)

The councillors were dead against his prayers. (OED)

The wind and rain being dead against me. (OED)

být pasé, mrtvý (názor, myšlenka)

No one ever talks about Uncle Joe`s prison sentence any more. That`s all dead and burried now. (English Idioms, Oxford)

As far as I'm concerned the matter's dead and buried.(CIDI)

I won't rest until fascism is dead and buried in this country.(CIDI)

(informal), mít úplnou pravdu, mít sakra pravdu

But, it's no doubt about it, you're dead right! (BNC)

Remember you told me that John was friendly with Alison Miller and I didn`t believe you? Well, you were dead right - I saw them together yesterday. (English Idioms, Oxford)

You're dead right, closing down a service of this kind is controversial and very difficult and has to be handled very sensitively. (BNC)

být velmi pomalý

Unfortunatelly, I got stuck on the inside lane of the motorway and the traffic was dead slow for about fifteen miles. (English Idioms, Oxford)

Only two or three a day and they came dead slow round the bend in case there were sheep on the track. (BNC)

The first two miles were dead slow because of the huge crowd of runners, he said. (BNC)

a particular style or subject is done to death, it is used or discussed so many times that it is not interesting any more

What he asked was guidance in the matter of a young man`s death, a celan young man who handeled lambs with gentleness and care, as lambs of God, and never deserved to be done to death suddenly before his time, however the love of God might have set a secure hand under him as he fell, and lifted him into light, (BNC)

Has the Russian spring been done to death in leterature? (BNC)

umírat čím (žízní,hladem,nemocí...)

I`m dying of  thirst! (Lingea)

While grain mountains grew in the West, millions of people in the Sudan were dying of starvation. (BNC)

Wanna see a dirty movie with Muppet look-alikes taking drugs, dying of Aids and making blue movies? (BNC)

(informal), toužit, prahnout, umírat touhou po něčem

She was dying to see him again. (Lingea)

After a busy day in town, I`m usually dying for a rest with my feet up. (English Idioms, Oxford)

I`m simply dying to introduce you to my fiancé. You`ll love him! (English Idioms, Oxford)

být zdryvý jako rybička,  plné kondici

She was fighting fit after 10 weeks of intense physical training. (CIDI)

 It's much more fun to go into battle with someone who's fighting fit than to beat up a victim who's languishing after a bout of disastrous presentation. (BNC)

Masie had responded brilliantly to treatment and seemed fighting fit. (BNC)

špatně slyšet, být téměř hluchý

You`ll have to speak up. Father`s rather hard of hearing. (English Idioms, Oxford)

 In addition to his other troubles, Jackie had gone a bit hard of hearing. (BNC)

One third of those over 65 and one half of those over 80 are hard of hearing. (BNC)

být závislý na něčem

I was hooked on cocaine. (CALD)

I used to get really hooked on being in love! (BNC)

Mrs Wormwood was hooked on bingo and played it five afternoons a week. (BNC)

být ve stabilizovaném zdrav. stavu, být stabilizovaný

Her boy, who needed a blood transfusion, was last night in a critical but stable condition in intensive care at Milton Keynes hospital.