sth that is no longer so important and therefore not likely to affect a situation

The performance itself was important, but it was almost of academic interest.  BNCI

It is difficult at the best of times, however, to distinguish the sexes, and only of academic interest once stung.  BNCI

For the foreseeable future, the notion of a Quality Commission remains only of academic interest.  bNCI

be, become, feel

apprehensive, easily startled

And i tried to appear as HAPPY as I can but I sure was nervous as cat being chased by animal haters. WebC

I was as nervous as kitten all morning! WebC

Well, I´ll tell you I was as nervous as a kitten when I started. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English

very pale on account of illness, shock or fright

She suddenly went as pale as death and I thought she was going to faint.  Oxford Dict. of current Id. English

His face as pale as death, and his lips trembling, he stammered out the dreadful news. Oxford Dict. of current Id. English 

When Sappho looks at this friend, "her tongue will not move, a subtle fire burns under her skin, her eyes see no longer, her ears ring, she breaks into a sweat, she trembles, she is as pale as death which seem so near. Google

very patient, tolerant

His own wife had been as patient as Job, God rest her soul, but the early days had been hard for her. WebC

But there he stood as patient as Job. WebC

The next morning the first object which presented itself was my husband fishing for his boots with his whip, and I thought of the tines when his slippers chanced to be moved a few inches from the place where he left them the previous night, and concluded be would be as patient as Job himself by the time he arrived in California. WebC

very pale in appearance as a result of illness, fear, shock

Frederick was sitting up, white as chalk. BNCI

He went as white as a sheet and backed off immediately. BNCI

Chrissie Stone looked out at them, and they could see that her face was as white as a sheet.  BNCI

be, look, seem

very wise

I go down yonder, and sit in a big chair, and look as wise as an owl, and send poor devils to prison: this is the utmost I have attained to. WebC

Discover whether you're as wise as an owl... or as silly as a starfish! WebC

Josh is as brave as a lion, Harriet is as wise as an owl, and Jessica is always as good as gold--or so they think, until an adventure far below the world we know helps them exchange their surface thinking for a deeper understanding of courage, wisdom, and goodness. WebC

be, become, prove

very wise, having good judgement

George Chase of Ripon, good as gold and wise as Solomon, but even shyer than Ramsey and without his intellectual bite? BNCI

Faced with a similar choice, even someone as wise as Solomon would have thrown himself upon the most jagged of rocks rather than render a verdict -- especially if he had to watch Bette and Welcome to New York back-to-back. WebC

You do not have to be as wise as Solomon, says Voshchanov, to predict that the next Duma will break records in terms of how many members are representing big business. WebC

not think of, or about sb/sth at all

She took a quick look around to check who saw but Wallace
looked down and she didn't give him a thought.  Google

All of you just went on
with your lives and didn't give him a thought. Google

One of the passengers was a large gentleman, but I didn't give
him a thought until the stewardess asked everyone their weight. Google

unselfish and co-operative feeling and actions in promoting the good of a team, group, community

Through the Team Spirit Certification you develop the awareness and
skills needed to facilitate spirited, high performing teams. google

We do 60-hour weeks but there are no split shifts, and we are also committed to a team spirit because people are the main asset.';  BNCI

It also promotes team spirit, raises thousands for well deserving causes and, above all, is fun!  BNCI

overwrought, nervous, easily frightened, a nervous wreck

I had two big conflicts and would end the day a bag of nerves, not knowing whether I'd come home with anything.  BNCI

My speech impediment makes people think I'm a bag of nerves, but it's not true.  BNCI

The irony is that this month, while you're exuding such apparent confidence, you'll feel on the inside like a bag of nerves.  BNCI

a very intelligent person

Quizzes - see if you're a brain box! Google

Please if you want to chat on this subject or any other REMEMBER im not a brain
box ok... Google

More facts about Will Young! Will is a bit of a brain box - he went to Exeter University when he turned 19 and studied Politics. Google

an intelligent person

Little do they realise what a bright spark he must have been in his youth. Google

Be a bright spark – use electricity safely. Google

 Then, one day a bright spark will discover how to make a bright spark, and
the whole bloody saga will begin again...  Google

a fundamental or basic error, sin, likely to be accompanied by other errors

Combined with overestimation of potential customer interest, this appears to have been  a cardinal error.  WebC

Munich had been a cardinal error in French and British policy. WebC

The Americans also made what I consider a cardinal error in their assessment of the effects of daylight bombing operations on Germany. WebC

sb who is very clever

You are a clever boots, you
are.  Google

 I am sure Malgosia and co. would suggest your are a clever
boots dearie. Google

The central pdd confirms Marston as a clever
boots who people are wise to invest in.  Google

sb who is clever, smart, in a superficial or insolent way, always ready to correct others

He also attacked Brian Walsh, the chairman, whom he called `;a clever dick';, a somewhat foolhardy reference to a Queen's Counsel.  BNCI

 I made a bit of a speech and all that and er like a clever dick I went without me glasses .  BNCI

Other than the aforementioned hilarious moment at the end, which were really nothing more than a series of clever dick jokes, there's nothing here to recommend.  WebC

a handsomely produced and illustrated book that is easy to admire, suitable for casual study or entertainment

Not a children's book at all, but a modern illustrated coffee-table book with careful, delicate photographs. BNCI

The price of a large coffee-table book is in a number of cases twenty times higher than it was two years ago.  BNCI

£103 Glossy and evocative album format, coffee-table book.  BNCI

an organized course or plan for sth to be learnt much more quckly than is usual

If you've enjoyed this crash course on semiotics, or if you're not exactly sure what you've been listening to, try the website run by Daniel Chandler. WebC

This article is meant to be a crash course in Slackware security. WebC

It is a crash course in how to be poor - lessons long assimilated by the well-off, who have learned how to feel dissatisfaction with plenty, the inadequacy of excess.  WebC

a reasonable or permissible question

It is a fair question, and it deserves to be taken seriously.  BNCI

This was a fair question, although the same could have been asked about his relationship with Wimbledon Parish Church.  BNCI

It is a fair question, and allows of more than one answer.  BNCI

an indication of sucess, improvement that proves to be an illusion

It was a false dawn, replaced soon after by a now starless night that was blacker than the previous hours.  bNCI

It is our belief --; shared by a number of retailers --; that Christmas will prove to be yet another false dawn as far as reawakening consumer confidence is concerned.  BNCI

Nevertheless, it has proved in more than one respect to be a false dawn, realizing only a part of the promise looked for from it by so many of those who struggled to achieve it.  BNCI

a school where rich parents send their children to be ´finished´ , to acquire cultured tastes, social assurance and good manners

At one point, Roberts' character derides Wellesley as "a finishing school disguised as a college."  WebC

She later attended a finishing school in Paris, studying French and music. WebC

." They aimed to "give girls a serious education, not to be a finishing school."  WebC

an idea or opinion, not only firmly, but often obsessively held and unlikely to be affected by the argumentes of others

It was a question of wanting an entirely new thing, of undertaking a thoroughgoing renovation of yourself, `;in all simplicity, with the fixed idea: ça ira .';  BNCI

`;Give yourself up to the fixed idea: to become a painter.';  BNCI

He's come here with a fixed idea, which he's been looking forward to for half his life.  BNCI

an end, consequence, or result that is completely predictable

It was perhaps a foregone conclusion that he would go into the family firm founded by his great-grandfather, John Cadbury, in 1824, although he had two tempting offers from outside industry when he had completed his degree. BNCI

Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.  BNCI

Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion.  BNCI

je těžké někooho následovat, být stejně dobrý jako on

And he should be, I guess, because he is a hard act to follow, to paraphrase
the first line of this review. Google

He did a wonderful job! The board has been active and efficient and
this is partly due to his leadership. He is a hard act to follow. Google

He is a hard act to follow, so it's encouraging
to see four candidates trying to do just that. Google

staying up late or all night, possibly on special duties, but esp. to drink, dance etc.

It’s been a hard day’s night And I’ve been working like a dog It’s been a
hard day’s night I should be sleeping like a log ... Google

A hard day’s night. It's hard to work when everyone around you is
having a good time.  Google

After hard day’s night, Santa and elves back
at PeaceCorner. Google

partial or superficial knowledge or information leads to more serious errors than complete ignorance

A little learning is a dangerous
thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad. Google

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take
that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.  Google

So they can only be talking about a superficial familiarity, not a deep understanding.
As Alexander Pope said, a little learning is a dangerous thing. Google

a writer of essays, poetry, criticism, novels, who is likely to be of lasting literary worth

He leads the busy life of a professional
man of letters, which I gather is not exactly how he wants to be looked at. Google

 Teen is a man of letters in the puzzle world.  Google

He was "The Last Man of Letters" in our increasingly unimaginative age of information.
 Google

a person or a book with a lot of information

This book is a mine of information, but it is no dry history book, nor
a guide for geologists and miners. Google

The ECATT site is a mine of information on all aspects of the digital economy,
including materials, links and cases related to flexible working !  Google

This book is a mine of information on all aspects of gold and its uses. Google

a subject on which there are, or may be, different opinions, which may be discussed but not, as yet, settled

Lack of bars is a moot point. Google

Abbott wants more board oversight, others say a moot point. Google

Moot Point. Are you then saying that people who are uncertain
about the appropariate usage of the word moot should remain mute? Google

a recently enrolled pupil in a school

On a personal note, in my very early days on the staff of Ipswich Art School, Squirrell was teaching and I have very fond memories of the kindness and helpfulness which this most likeable man extended to me as a new boy.  BNCI

It was in September 1953 that I arrived as a new boy at Woolverstone Hall School and it may be that Ray was also new to the school.  BNCI

Finlayson's flight consisted of Richards and a new boy called Tribe, a big, broad New Zealander.  BNCI

an account of sth that is totally untrue

Democrats would have you believe a pack of lies. Google

Former minister Neil Hamilton has told the High Court that allegations about him
taking cash for asking questions in the House of Commons are a "pack of lies".  Google

You can't just write a pack of lies!' Google

a written description

As an important element of the initial application process for
the role of External Adviser every candidate must complete a pen portrait.  Google

Clearly there are 16 possible types, and most profiling systems offer a pen-portrait
of each one.  Google

I take about an hour to read your palm in detail, and I
can send you a pen portrait if you wish by email or post.  Google

a novel, film, play that repdoduces the activities, life-styles and manners of a previous era

 More than a period piece --; it dates from 1924 --; it may throw light on the view of marriage that led to Humanae Vitae .  BNCI

While it may not fall within the same category as Dances with Wolves as an illustration of a time and people grossly misrepresented, it is a period piece of some strength and charm which just falls short of the epithet epic.  BNCI

'To recreate a period piece in Delhi was a heroic task. Google

extremely easy

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. google

But with easy-Radio in control it's a piece of cake. Google

At the end of each successful occasion you will be able to stand tall and say,
"it was a piece of cake" (no pun intended) (well it was intended really). Google

sb who has learned a lot from a failure, misjudgement or mishap

He hath experienced many catapult shots and arrested
landings and hence is a sadder and wiser man than thou. Google

This graduate student came back
to our institution a sadder and wiser man. Google

Now he had a bump on his
head which made him a sadder and wiser man. Google

sb who is always trying to seem more clever than everybody else in a way that is annoying

Never respond with a smart-aleck remark in return. Google

At every opportunity, simply show you're not affected, and never stoop to being a smart aleck yourself. Google

Lisa Remer Carla's music shows that being a smart aleck isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Google

a subject of interest, worthy of discussion

World dialect explosion becomes a talking point.  Google

Talking Point reserves the right to terminate access to a Talking Point discussion
group to any participant who does not abide by these terms and conditions. Google

If you
would like to suggest a talking point of the day, email the editor.  Google

a series of consecutive thoughts

He was confused. lose my train of thought, forget my order of thoughts
or words. Google

That was my train of thought as I hurried to the old station
one Sunday afternoon to get some rail brochures.  Google

The train of thought webring
is a webring designed for websites that encourage thought and introspection. Google

sb who has and uses an extensive vocabulary

Have you ever been called a walking dictionary because
your vocabulary is so expansive?  google

He was a good student of history and geography and was called ‘a
walking dictionary" because of the words that he could define. Google

 David
is a walking dictionary of Folk music. Google

sb who spoils other people´s enjoyment of something by refusing to join in an activity

We were all having a good time until Harold walked in and started acting like a wet blanket. Google

Hating to resemble a wet blanket he held his peace.  BNCI

But I haven't done anything --; except be an absolute misery,'; she added honestly as she realised for perhaps the first time what a wet blanket she had been.  BNCI

The morose Mitchells wins the wet blanket award.  BNCI

a word is enough for the wise

A word for the wise--do some family planning early. Google

A word for the wise – only manage the depth that adds
value, not the ultimate depth because you can. google

A word for the wise is quite sufficient. google

ocenění za snahu

I may still not be a color " expert " but I should definitely get an A for effort. (INTERNET-EN)

I give the Wachowskis an A for effort. (INTERNET-EN)

He gives Bush an A for effort but only a C- for execution. (Google)

a mistake in one´s assessment of a situation, in soem aspect of a course of action that one has undertaken

But, if an error of judgement or a bad decision has been made, the vital thing is to recognise that, admit it and take immediate action to break the chain of events while a safe course of action is still possible.  BNCI

Where there is a slight risk in the event of a swing, a pilot may be said to have made a simple error of judgement or taken an unnecessary risk.  BNCI

He made an error of judgement, albeit one which is understandable, when he pumped additional liquidity into the system following the stock market crash of October 1987.  BNCI

be sb who, or sth which, appears contrary to what is normally accepted, believed

Hooliganism has been the exception to the rule that the media are only interested in victories, records, and the private life of the stars.  BNCI

But, as things stand, cases of a person feeling cold when conditions are such as would ordinarily make him feel warm are the exception to the rule.  BNCI

There is no reason why management should be an exception to the rule: bad frequently breeds worse.  BNCI

sth learned or taught by the use and study of actual objects

After a week, Agassiz's object lesson in respect for examining nature had made its impact.  BNCI

This turned out to be an object lesson in how to lay waste to an Indian Restaurant.  BNCI

Here successive interpretations of that classic case, the traditional Chinese ancestor cult, provide an object lesson.  BNCI

former pupil of a school or college, esp. a public school

The new headmaster of Emanuel in 1954 had himself taught at Harrow, where the strains of `;Forty Years On'; stirred his memory and his loyalties, and was an old boy of Emanuel: nothing would be deliberately done to loosen the ties with the past.  BNCI

There, a well-established elementary school was rapidly turned into a small secondary modern school under the same head (an old boy of Banbury County School, of course) and with three forms of entry for pupils at the age of eleven.  BNCI

Monty was an Old Boy of the local grammar school.  BNCI

sb/sth with no secrets or nothing mysterious about him/her

My life is an open book,'; he declared.  BNCI

Nature to him was an open book whose letters he could read without effort';, wrote Einstein in the foreword to a 1931 edition of the Opticks (1704).  BNCI

Besides, you're an open book to me.  BNCI

a question that cannot be or is not yet answered

However the extent to which governments are really committed to these policies is an open question, discussed in Chapters 11 and 12.  BNCI

Whether these rational and progressive responses to the problem of sea-level rise will satisfy the coastal dwellers who are at risk is an open question.  BNCI

On the other hand, the extent to which judicial decisions can influence patterns of social behaviour must remain an open question.  BNCI

any judge, lawyer, teacher etc. who is good at their job 

Any lawyer worth his salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation.(Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

No judge worth her salt would attempt to influence the jury.(Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

I don't think any judge worth their salt has a problem putting their expertise in their part of this art form out for scrutiny after all it is what we ask the dancers to do every single time
they compete why should judges be any different.....??? Google

extrémně jednoduchý

Surfing the Web: It's as Easy as ABC. (WebConc)

I really enjoy looking at this book, it really is as easy as ABC! (WebConc)

Searching the Web Is as Easy as ABC. (WebConc)

extremely easy

Saving money with ENERGY STAR is as easy as “falling off a log. Google

Its as easy as falling off a log (or Niagara Falls).  Google

Using our website is as easy as falling off a log! Google

a teacher who is at the chalkface is teaching students, and is not working in any other kind of job connected with education

"When you look at the chalkface, lecturers participate
quite well - except they are too busy," James says.  Google

Frankly I don't buy the idea that you can "pick up as you go along" management
skills without putting in some groundwork at the chalkface.  Google

Managing learning Back at the "chalkface"
of education, there are smaller revolutions.  Google

almost, but not quite, too late to do something, at the last minute

The Billabong had been saved at the eleventh hour.  BNCI

Although the outlook may seem bleak, a constructive approach towards consultation might result in hitherto unconsidered options coming to light which could enable your job to be saved at the eleventh hour.  BNCI

She had come to the Centre in the depths of despair, weeping, gnashing her teeth and venting her hatred upon the doctors who had told her, at the eleventh hour that she had cancer and nothing could be done.  BNCI

almost too late

It seems the Iridium satellites have been saved at the last minute! WebC

I begin early, although I like to leave a few gifts to buy at the last minute.  WebC

Your best defense against a deal falling apart at the last minute is a tightly written purchase contract--one that anticipates and ties up as many loopholes as possible after full disclosure of any defects in the property. WebC

talk, call, shout, scream, yell, shriek, bawl

very loudly indeed

Cheryl's three words were hardly finished before Angela was racing back to the farmhouse shouting at the top of her voice.  BNCI

She was beside herself, shouting at the top of her voice for the second time that day.  BNCI

She immediately sprang to her feet and shouted at the top of her voice: `;HEY HAL.  BNCI

navštěvovat školu/chodit do školy

It should be compulsory reading fro every student attending a library school in Britain. BNC

As a child her health had been well supervised: she attended an ordinary school and at the age of nineteen obtained an office job. BNC

Visitors from the three main parties will be attending the school today. BNC

be something that sb cannot understand, especially talk or writing that is obscure, allusive

She leant across and said, `;This is all Greek to me.'; BNCI

If this is all greek to you and you want more information, all you need is a satellite digital receiver. WebC

If all this sounds more than a little confusing and inaccessible, anyone not well schooled in the Greek tale is indeed likely to be swept with a sense of "this is all greek to me." WebC

two people who are completely different from each other

Or in other words, the ways in which differences are described
in the USA and Britain are... like chalk and cheese. Google

At the root of this unhappy state of affairs is not just the fact that the
two sides are like chalk and cheese.  Google

Judaism and Christianity are like chalk and cheese. google

be physically very strong but not very intelligent

There is a perception that Domi is all brawn and no brains but that is the furthest thing from the truth. Google

He is all brawn and no brains but don't telll him that to his face, cause he might feed you a knuckle sandwitch.  Google

Someone who is all brawn and no brains....Fred Flintstone would fill that role for us for a solid 10 years. Google

to be very intelligent and able to think quickly

Neil Turner is as bright as a button and as sharp as a blade. Google

He is not yet fully house-trained but is as
bright as a button and quick to learn. He is a normal mischievous puppy.  Google

He is as bright as a button,
and has a gift of bringing a smile to the hardest of faces. Google

if your mind is not working effectively, you may be bored or very tired

 I am brain dead,cant get down load to work. google

 It never gave me a chance to demonstrate whether or not I am brain dead. Google

Had to work late today, and am brain dead.  Google

be very stupid

He is dead from the neck up; a thick,
jarhead tough-guy with no more personality than a bag of bricks. Google

Egalitarianism as a philosophy is dead from the neck up, insofar as
even its adherents do not and, indeed, cannot take it seriously.  Google

This project is dead from the neck up. google

be very tired

Sorry, not much to say but my brain is dog tired, I'm sure my boss hates me. WebC

Even though everybody is dog tired and thoroughly soaked.  WebC

Even now, my H works long hours (his unit is getting ready to deploy) and he is dog tired when he gets home.  WebC

být znechucen, otráven

I am fed up with my treatment by my employer and am thinking of resigning.
 Google

 I am fed up with Disposable Devices and You should be too! Google

 I am fed-up of playing games for fun only. Google

být v něčem o hodně lepší než ostatní  ve skupině

The young runner who won the last race is in a class of his own. Longman Dict. of E. Id.

My mother´s cakes are in class of their own. Logman Dict. of E. Id.

mít u někoho dobrou reputaci (dočasně), být v něčí přízni

He thinks highly of our family and uncle is in his good books. google

Anything and everything Spider-Man
is in his good books. Google

Ramu is not the sort to sign an actor just because he or she
is in his good books.  google

know about a lot about sth which most people do not know about

With skills to match their perseverance it’s only a matter of time before the
overground is in the know and flexing their fingers by pressing ‘play. Google

Everyone who is in the "know" knows their NASCAR. Google

Dan is the man who is in the know about birds of prey. Google

not know what to say

But when the moment came I was lost for words. Google

 I was lost for words, disappointed, devastated and felt jilted. google

I was so surprised to see him I was lost for words.
 google

you know it but you cannot quite remember it

It was on the tip of my tongue to say the boss was out. Google

The phrase "Eat me" was on the tip
of my tongue but I choked it back and left.  google

 Her name was on the tip of my tongue and she could see
I felt awkward that I couldn't remember it, so she told me. Google

be very drunk

He is out of his brain with happiness.  Google

 They met when she was 18 and he was out of his brain on cocaine and
amazingly they fell in love.  Google

John was actually a nice guy when he was out of his brain-washed robot self, as we
discussed rap music, playing basketball on lowered rims, and eating grapes. google

být zavalen (prací, povinnostmi...)

When you go back to the kitchen to ask the cook for it, he is snowed
under with orders, so he screams at you to come back later. Google

He places an advertisement and, very soon, he is snowed under with candidates.
 Google

But, since he started this job and he is snowed under with work, I will
gladly give him a break if it means his stress level is lowered.  google

be the person who organizes sth, esp. sth successful

The Prosecution had long claimed that Federman
was the "brains" behind the Bat Ayin plot. Google

Bob McTavish was the brains behind the shortboard revolution
coming out of Australia in the late 60s.  Google

There, he was the brains behind the building of the Colossus code-breaking
computer which was used to decipher enemy messages. Google

be very drunk

Maybe somebody is three sheets in the wind, just totally drunk and shouldn't even be behind the wheel. WebC

He goes up Tower Hill to-morrow night at nine o'clock, walking very slow and very unsteady on 'is pins, and giving my two beauties the idea that 'e is three sheets in the wind. WebC

There was much merry chat in the booking hall as we queued for tickets, until a character whom I suspected, nasty though this may seem, of being a politician of some description suddenly appeared. He was quite obviously three sheet in the wind, and accompanied by a smug-looking chauffeur. WebC

to be too confident of your own intelligence in a way that annoys other people

Everything about the show is too clever by half, especially the clichéd story setup,
which composer, lyricist, and writer Anne Nygren-Doherty tries to redeem . Google

Usually, word play is too
clever by half and not nearly relevant enough or fresh enough.  Google

Sherlock's Home is too clever by half, but the beers are terrific ...
 google

be too energetic or troublesome an activity, sport, pastime etc. for somebody to want to do

Anything bigger than this is too much like hard work.';  BNCI

It was all too much like hard work. BNCI

(De-rigging the spinnaker had sounded too much like hard work.)  BNCI

to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations 
 

I was wearing my teacher's hat at the meeting. (Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

Wearing my teacher's hat I am excited by some of the modular schemes available at A-level, particularly those which enable the modules to be examined throughout the course and points aggregated for a grade at the end. WebC

When I was wearing my teacher´s hat, I was in a classroom with 16 students working on degrees in teachimg English as foreign language. Google

show results

This is still an isolated case but it shows that our steadfastness will bear fruit and that, with your support, ultimately we will prevail. WebC

I can truly say that the response was overwhelming and will bear fruit for many years to come. WebC

Web-based design tools bear fruit for engineers. WebC

puzzle, think very hard in order to solve a problem

A contemporary coinage by the press, I suppose, beats my brains in establishing any possibility of a coherence in between the constituent words and the meaning. WebC

Though why the young should do so beats my brains. WebC

My 68 MGB beats my brains out driving at 70 mph. WebC

there is no absolute standard of beauty  

Art is supposed to be subjective, it's beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.  WebC

Let it never again be said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, yet let it be said that beauty lies in the work of Jim Mountford.  WebC

While it is said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, a flattering hairstyle and the right touch of makeup can play up your best features to draw attention to them. WebC

usual success at the start of learning to do something

podprůměrný, pod průměrem

Dominican Internet penetration rate is 9% below average for Latin America. (Google)

About 70 per cent of water supplies in the south come from underground sources and levels are currently well below average for almost all sources, particularly in Sussex and Kent. (Google)

Seasonal rains will be below average, says meteorological dept. (Google)

an excuse or apology for one´s lateness

It was better late than never for the 12 lucky winners of a tennis holiday at the Sport Hotel in Eilat, Israel. BNCI

She could have sent that message earlier, but better late than never.  BNCI

I meant to pop the enclosed in a drawer of the chest of drawers to thank you for its removal --; better late than never, and the card early to save a stamp.  BNCI

may you succeed on some future occasion

There was no question of saying to myself `;better luck next time'; --; there might not have been a next time.  BNCI

Better luck next time… but the doctor told me there would be no next time. BNCI

And if you didn't win, better luck next time.  BNCI

internátní škola

Most issues abound in stories of high interest to the stereotypical young girl - boarding schools, French lessons, ballet, etc. BNC

That´s really why Aleena, who´s only thirteen, goes to boarding school in Sandestown. BNC

I´d asked my mum and dad if I could go to a boarding school - the one in Edinburgh Andy was at. BNC

knihomol

1. Kathy’s not going to the beach with us. She's such a bookworm she'll probably be reading homework all afternoon! (google)

2. My sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book. (google)

3. Bookworm is a popular generalization for any insect which supposedly bore through books. (google)

born, reared and educated

A picture came to her of the shaggy wanderers huddling together in the bus shelter at the top of the road where she had been born and bred.  BNCI

Although born and bred in the country and reinstalled there for the past 30 years, I fear I am not a proper countryman; London has dished me.  BNCI

For a girl born and bred in the slums of Clerkenwell she showed surprising embarrassment at the discreet mention of his hopes.  BNCI

restrain oneself from speaking too frankly, too rudely

He who bridles his tongue will not give a licence to his hand. WebC

This man who guards or bridles his tongue also guards the actions of his whole body by keeping it in subjection to the Holy Ghost.  WebC

James apparently means
that the man who bridles his tongue does not stumble in speech
and is able also to control his whole body with all its passions. WebC
 

cause you to think of sb or sth

Recently, something happened that brought it to mind
and made me think I really should post it. Google

What brought it to mind was something my wife said this weekend.  Google

One of my favorite all-time books and the
scene you painted here brought it to mind. Google

osvětlit, přivést na světlo

Little known chapter in Irish history was brought to light. google

The restoration work has brought to light tricks of the Gibbons trade.  BNCI

Hoover concluded that consumer preferences must be met by providing models for national markets that incorporated the specific features market research had brought to light.  BNCI

introduce it for the first time

Loath as Nigel was to cut into the flow of praise, he felt he ought to broach the subject of going home. BNCI

Reasons against: There'll be an awful row if I broach the subject.  BNCI

Maybe he was sweating, or nervous, or wondering how to broach the subject.  BNCI

imperfect English, as spoken by sb to whom it is a foreign language not yet mastered

Then with an exchange of broken English and French, the Captain saw four large brandy barrels being handed over to Jake and his gang.  BNCI

Laughing and fighting him ineffectually, his grandmother roared pleasantries at him in a mixture of Ruthenian and broken English.  BNCI

We chatted in broken English while they were waiting at stances.  BNCI

unintentionally, as the result of carelessness, mishap

I just hoped Karen wouldn't go any further, that she wouldn't get so drunk that she tried to mount some leering admirer who happened to step on her toe by mistake.  BNCI

Tommy set fire to some of Donald's hair by mistake.  BNCI

Take great care not to connect any other pin by mistake .  BNCI

because of sth, as a result of sth

Nothing appears to me more striking, as an illustration of the far-reaching effects of traditional prejudice, than the errors into which some of our ablest contemporary scholars have fallen  by reason of their not having studied Paine. WebC

For industries not yet established, the ITC may also be asked to determine whether the establishment of an industry is being materially retarded by reason of  the dumped or subsidized imports. WebC

The Commission initiate an investigation to determine whether an industry in the United States is likely to be materially injured by reason of imports of the subject merchandise if the order is revoked.  WebC

using a process of adjusting methods, eliminating errors, until the correct answer, method, solution is found

Unfortunately, most people learn about towing trailers by trial and error, which can prove to be a very expensive way of doing things.  BNCI

Young children nearly always put puzzles together by trial and error, `;trying out'; each piece against another until it fits.  BNCI

 Looking at the objects available is of little help, as it's only by trial and error that the problem can be solved.  BNCI

not remember at all

I've actually had mornings where I've been reduced to tears simply because I can't
for the life of me remember where I put a blouse or pair of shoes. Google

It's funny but last year I fought and fought having a committed relationship
and now that I'm in one I can't for the life of me remember why. Google

I remember that perfectly, although I can't
for the life of me remember his name.  Google

akademický úbor (talár a baret)

You can order your cap and gown through your college office or you can go online...

Graduates should arrive wearing cap and gown.

Everyone who participates in an academic ceremony on Commencement Day must wear a cap and gown of the appropriate color and style, as approved by the University.

try to remember sth

Bill, headteacher of a north-east junior school, wistfully casts his mind
back to the end of last term.  Google

But the tempo of his voice raises a notch when he casts his
mind back to April this year, 10th of April to be exact. google

Now resident in England, Terry McQuire casts his mind back in a letter to myself. Google

start a different topic in the course of a conversation or discussion

I tried to change the subject by commenting on the lack of activity in front of our position.  BNCI

At the stage of our acquaintance I was unaware of when to change the subject.  BNCI

Every time I tried to change the subject, she'd close her eyes, hold up her hand and say, `;I haven't finished yet.';  BNCI

talk rapidly about nothing very important

Dani can help me with the actualpreperation and I will chatter like a magpie so you know why somethingis being done. WebC

I used to chatter like a magpie about emancipation, and wasted half my wealth on tender feelings, but now--you must excuse me!  WebC

When we take care of him, he will chatter like a magpie; he will jump likea kid, and he will eat everything. WebC

(sth is) extremely easy

It was a child's
play, chosen to conceal a deeper game on Frank Churchill's part. google

 For us it was a child's play. Google

It was a child's play to find the classroom.  google

children should be quiet and respectful in the presence of their elders

Sure, while I was growing up my parents believed that "children should be seen but not heard."   WebC

He said the old adage that children should be seen but not heard does not hold anymore. WebC

An even older, lingering, idea is that children should be seen but not heard." WebC

restore one's mental faculties

I always found the night duties a great strain, and often had to walk up and down outside to clear my head with some fresh air.  BNCI

The walk will clear my head. BNCI

It had very little warmth but the chilly air was helping to clear my head.  BNCI

interfere with, obscure one's judgement

It's not like any of these issues prevent me from breathing or cloud my brain for weeks on end. WebC

TID since it helped my painbetter and didn't seem to cloud my brain for as bad, besides that
it gave me involuntary muscle jerks 24/7 and gave me a sleepdisorder that II still battle to this day. WebC

I must away before your unpatriotic ideas cloud my brain for !"  WebC  

invent a new expression, word

It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents. BNCI

But Michael Foot was a formidable orator and on occasions he could coin a phrase which captured the mood perfectly. BNCI

Such players as Clive Allen and Tony Cottee are shockingly under-valued these days because they cannot be relied upon to step up their work-rate, to coin a phrase. BNCI

vyjít najevo, být objasněno

The vacancies came to light as the Department of the Environment announced a reorganisation of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution, prior to giving it new powers in the `;green'; Bill.  BNCI

According to some stock market sources, Ferranti was in talks with Daimler about the possibility of a partnership before the fraud which now threatens its future came to light.  BNCI

It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989.  BNCI

immediately think of sth

What came to mind when you said this
is the solid rubber tires on super-heavy hauling trucks. Google

Guess what movie just came to mind? Google

A thought came to mind one day as I avoided a cager who just cut me off that sums
up how I feel about riding. Google

make yourself remember sth

It is questionable if anyone has commited it to memory in its entirety. Google

 It was so bad I read it multiple times
and unfortunately commited it to memory.  Google

She has a mind that is like a trap, she never forget's
something once she has commited it to memory.  Google

what everybody knows or is aware of

An inquiry into that case showed that the head's activities had probably been common knowledge among the staff for years. BNCI

By this afternoon, the events of last night, or Dennis's lurid version of them, would be common knowledge on the racing gossip circuit. BNCI

It was common knowledge that Blackburn were in for me, and there were also rumours about Arsenal. BNCI

natural good sense and intelligent understanding

It nearly always came over in a bad light, as a bunch of cocooned scientists trying to hoodwink the common sense of ordinary folk. BNCI

We can only hope that common sense will prevail more quickly than it did in the previous instance. BNCI

It is a matter of carefully considering components used in each project, and using a little common sense. BNCI

druh střední školy v Británii pro děti od 11 let

That means that a growing number of pupils would transfer from their comprehensive secondary schools at the age of sixteen. BNC

The LEA proposed to place the boy at a comprehensive school. BNC

But it should be made clear that educational excellence is to be found at the comprehensive schools of the State system. BNC

církevní škola, vyučují jeptišky

Until I turned 18, I was at a girls' convent school. The nuns used to make us kneel on the floor... (WebC)

The Presentation Sisters decided to establish a convent and a convent school in the community. WebC

Once a convent school for girls - some of whom boarded in this lovely old house - Le Couvent, is full of history and charm. WebC

odborná škola se zaměřením na zemědělství

My cousin plans to go to a cow college when he finishes high school. (WebConc)

Auburn really is a 'Cow College'." (WebConc)

He's never published a paper, but he might do all right in some cow college. (WebConc)

occur to one without being deliberately reasoned out or striven for

It was really extremely hazardous, and as we stood there peering vainly into the blanket of fog it did cross my mind that we were all quite crazy.  BNCI

I would be a liar if I said the thought of being shot at didn't cross my mind. BNCI

I think of so many things, so many sad and bitter thoughts cross my mind.  BNCI

úžasný výsledek, korunované vítězství

But all of those things pale in comparison to the game's true crowning achievement: This game has excellent AI. Hands down. WebC

Virginia Woolf is one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, and To the Lighthouse is perhaps her crowning achievement. WebC

Perhaps at a different level, this could be called your "crowning achievement"  WebC

temporarily wholly engaged in thinking, either because one is thinking carefully about sth or considering a problem

I became vividly aware of this disturbing phenomenon while I was sitting deep in thought on Hammersmith Bridge this afternoon.  BNCI

 My father could be seen standing by those four stone steps, deep in thought. BNCI

I saw in my mind Boullée in his room in Paris, deep in thought, his eyes on the horizon --; not your horizon or mine but a far more distant one. BNCI

only just suceed in doing sth

I always passed, but did it by the skin of my teeth.  google

 It was very tiring work but I did it by the skin of my teeth. Google

Through fear of failure and desperation I did it - by the skin of my teeth. Google

to make carefull preparations so that you know all you need to know about sth and are able to deal with it successfully

He aces all the tests and actually does his homework well, so he could easily get an A.  Google

You just need to do your homework well. Google

Take the time to do your homework. Google

turned-down corners on the pages of a book

Used books, with their well-worn covers dog ears, and faint mustiness, are even better than a crisp, new paperback right off the rack. WebC

Cut two long floppy dog ears from the brown paper bag to go on each side of the top of the can.  WebC

fail to obtain, learn or find sth one is searching for

 However, even if you draw a blank, it is always worth checking to see whether or not you can influence the external event that starts the sequence. BNCI

 Not only did I draw a blank about the pictures, but political events were moving so fast that the book I had begun to write had ceased, after the completion of the amount of text Faber's required, to be the one that needed to he written.  BNCI

over-use the names of celebrated or influential persons in order to impress others wth one's knowledge of them

Just because the guy can drop names we have all heard of and used to know Bruce McLaren doesn't give him the right to bore us every week.  BNCI

Interesting high-profile autobiographies that drop names like confetti: in Well, I Forget The Rest (Hutchinson, £17.99), Quentin Crewe, thrice-married, confesses: `;It has never taken me longer than a week-end to fall in love, usually less.';  BNCI

učit orla létat

Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

But before you dismiss me as a complete novice or decide that I am probably trying to teach my Grandmother to suck eggs, I'd like to give you an idea about a little project for the weekend.

I am not trying to teach anyone's grandmother to suck eggs, but this is beginning to resemble a Second Reading debate.

(Google)

suggesting some course of action is very much easier than actually carrying it out

Finding the perfect English house was easier said than done.  BNCI

All these behavioural skills fall into the easier said than done category but they are all learnable techniques that can be mastered with practice.  BNCI

 Like practically everything in business this is easier said than done, as the plethora of books, theories, advice and consultants testify.  BNCI

take back what one has previously said was true, certain

 “It seems a little doubtful whether snooker as a spectator game is sufficiently popular to warrant the successful promotion of such an event,” responded the miffed secretary of the Billiards Association and Control Council … but it is not recorded whether he finally ate his words. WebC

This year he ate his words when his company re-entered the hosted market.  WebC

At 6.13pm on Wednesday, he ate his words, with a brief resignation speech.  WebC

základní škola, obvykle pro děti od 5 do 11

Like my contemporaries I first attended an elementary school. BNC

I moved from elementary school to grammar school when I was twelve. BNC

William Forster ´s Education Bill of 1870 established in Britain the system of elementary schools for all. BNC

be missed, not be observed or noticed

She was intuitive and had the uncanny ability to be where things were happening and, nothing escaped her attention. WebC

Since the subject has been introduced from the current session only, it seems to have escaped her attention.  WebC

That Jim had money had not escaped her attention, and while she tried to think that it didn't matter, sometimes she wondered what it might be like to have a rich husband.  WebC

one can improve, is improving, one´s gradually over a period of time by means of constant self-examination

Most of all, use this book to celebrate words every day in every way.  WebC

US SAILING must support them. We should not forget this big picture as we work on initiatives to get better every day in every way. WebC

Do whatever you can every day, in every way, to provide world-class service.  WebC

even somebody who is still at scholl has learnt it already, and it therefore hardly needs repeating

As every schoolboy knows, Richard Hannay saves the day.  BNCI

They belong to the British Museum, which bought them in 1816 from Lord Elgin, as every schoolboy knows.  BNCI

take all the ordinary and normal precautions in a situation with some possibility of danger

So the crucial question is whether, if the basic valuation is produced by an employee of a building society, any failure to exercise due care and skill can constitute maladministration.  BNCI

If you solve the field problem and exercise due care in getting the signs right, you will find that the induced voltage is such as to oppose the voltage that created it.  BNCI

 The plaintiff sued the defendants for breach of contract to exercise due care in giving him financial advice.  BNCI

do sth with the awareness that one is entitled to do it

It has been said more than once in the decided cases that section 7(4) cannot receive different constructions according to whether resort to the subsection arises for one of the reasons under section 7(3) or because the driver exercises his right to claim to have his breath specimen replaced under section 8(2).  BNCI

When the seller exercises his right of resale --; whether under subsection (3) or under subsection (4), the contract with the first buyer is thereby rescinded.  BNCI

It also applies where the buyer exercises his right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated because of a breach of condition.  BNCI

destroy a basis of what is believed or accepted by many people

And now, it's time to explode a myth, unearth the truth, drive home a point, flush out the little rascal, expose, spell out, elucidate and unravel the mystery...  WebC

To explode a myth is accordingly not to deny the facts but to re-allocate them." WebC

Every so often commentators come clean with the public and explode a myth that they and their colleagues have been spending millions of dollars and years and years to create. WebC

verifiable information, or an account of sth, that has really happened, as contrasted with imagined or invented incidents

The historic detail in the Cadfael books is so accurate, and the fact and fiction so skilfully mingled, that many people believe that Brother Cadfael was a real figure.  BNCI

In facing such a directly political proposal, mainstream reviews reverted to some tried and trusted critical tools in order to reaffirm the gap between fact and fiction, politics and culture, that the film is attempting to narrow.  BNCI

Over the centuries, the stories have been altered until the boundaries of fact and fiction have been irrevocably obscured but it is wrong to be too quickly dismissive when judging the sources of nursery rhymes or other traditional tales.  BNCI

(items of) precise information, esp. in spoken or unspoken contrast with ideas, theories or generalized statements

If you need to give an interview or a presentation about diabetes, or if you need to lobby on behalf of people with diabetes, you will need some facts and figures to support your argument. WebC

This is not an Olympic site (either in size or in relation to sports), but it does contain some interesting facts and figures that might help to understand the shape of future Olympic Games and the world in which we live.  WebC

These tables, charts, and maps include facts and figures about source reduction, recycling, and disposal.  WebC

be less than a required, satisfactory or desired standard

Plan to save Northwest salmon falls short, report says... WebC

Park Police budget request falls short of chief's estimate. WebC

Iraq's daily oil output falls short of Cheney's predictions.
 WebC

act with strong commitment to sth

So in contrast to the mediator, who fears and avoids conflict, the followers of Jesus are fully equipped to fight the good fight of faith.  BNCI

Imagine him appealing to America to come in quickly, fight the good fight with us, shoulder to shoulder.  BNCI

What about that man who kept buying copies of Fight the Good Fight by Angela Truebridge? BNCI

do as sb else has done

This friend was the first person he heard pray spontaneously (without reading out of a prayer book) and Richard soon learned to follow his example.  BNCI

 Many of the teachers began acting the same way, believing the Headmaster might punish them too if they didn't follow his example.  BNCI

It did the rector's heart good to see a man among his small flock, and he hoped that others might follow his example.  BNCI

a situation, subject, remark, event that provides material fro thought that requires to be carefully considered

At the very least, the exhibition provides food for thought: as the 21st century nears, do we really want architecture that looks as if it was built in the 18th?  bNCI

As for Mozart himself, who had married the sister of the woman he loved, the subject of Cosi must surely have given him food for thought.  BNCI

His study certainly provides food for thought, though.  BNCI

not the exact or best word but good enough for the situation

What browser feature (for want of a better word) do people see going mainstream (or more mainstream) in the coming year?  Google

For want of a better word they are church attendees only, or you could
say pew warmers with very limited knowledge of the bible.Google

This subject is vast and I would
suggest you need to serve your apprenticeship - for want of a better word. Google

exceptional creative or inventive capacity is the product of an inexhaustible willingness to take great trouble

When Wellington wrote "genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains", he was writing, primarily, about logistics.  WebC

It is sometimes said that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains; it would be truer to say that genius has the love which makes all pains easy.  WebC

But if one definition of genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains, then Howard indeed fits the bill.  WebC

geta disappointing negative answer to a question or a request

Auditors got a dusty answer when they sought more legal protection for their partnership
structure. Google

Mr Fell said: "History records that he got a dusty answer but 10 years later we were chasing him.".  Google

Mr Brennan’s plea also got a dusty answer from Lee Jasper, Ken Livingstone’s Senior Policy Advisor on policing.  Google

dostat se ke slovu

I started off by saying "feel free to get a word in edgeways!"  Google

Sorry to see that that your Australian site isn't flourishing
you can hardly get a word in edgeways over on the English one. google

 I managed to get a word in edgeways and warned her of the harm she
would do to others if she went ahead with her “investment”.  Google

become aware of sth, or of qualities or behaviour in sb

Indonesia gets wise to rodent problem. Google

The idiot box gets wise.  Google

When Will Voters Finally Get Wise to the Shell Game? Google

make yourself start thinking clearly and effectively

We all knew that Peter was impetuous, that he spoke before he got his brain in gear.  Google

 Probably the only time he ever got his brain in gear was when he passed his ham licensing. Google

Jim got his brain in gear again. Google

perceive, understand, esp. what another has described, proposed or demonstrated to one

Where did Joseph Smith get the idea that "Navuoo" means "beautiful" in
Hebrew? google

Where do people get the idea Howard
Dean's a liberal?  Google

How I Got the Idea... During the early 90's I read some different news
articles about Russian corrective eye surgeries. Google

irritating or annoying sb

Global warming is really getting on my nerves. Google

The gaming industry is getting on my nerves!!!  google

This jealousy thing is really getting on my nerves.....  google

young people, esp. of the rich upper classes, with the means and leisure to enjoy themselves

The Gilded Youth. ... Fréron gave the watchword to the "gilded youth"
(jeunesse dorée), as they called the group he had organized.  Google

The Alarm became the anthem of young reactionaries who called themselves "gilded
youth."  Google

These men surpassed dukes and marquises by their haughty
looks And outshone the capital's gilded youth.  Google

show (sb) ordinady and reasonable courtesy in answering an ordinary question

So the Irishman repeated it, but without drawing forth a reply. “Sure, yer
a paltry thing that can’t give a civil answer to a civil question.”.  Google

Haven't you even learnt as much as to
give a civil answer to a civil question?" he said angrily. Google

The fairies have their tiffs with the birds, but they usually give a civil answer
to a civil question. Google

tell sb how angry you are with him/them

He does not exactly scold me, but he gives me a piece of his
mind, and that leads to explanations and a good understanding.  Google

Thanks to him, who always gives me a piece of his mind whenever I display any
signs of weakness. google

It takes me at least half-an-hour to park my car and by the time I reach the
court, the agitated judge gives me a piece of his mind." Google

give sb the greatest possible praise and credit

He is not scared of the short ball and I give him full marks for that, but the Indian team will have to look for a different wicketkeeper.  Google

But I give him full marks for sticking up for his teammates. Google

So the Jury did not give him full marks for his story.  Google

puzzle sb, make sb think hard

He can kodak those five hearts to the ten all in East's hand, and it gives him furiously to think.  Google

This surprised Wobbler and gave him furiously to think.  Google

Such an unexpected tirade from the normally peaceable possum had quite a surprisingly
mollifying effect on the irascible wombat and gave him furiously to think. Google

make sb think sth is true, lead sb to believe

She gave me to understand that she disliked being called
"Billie Ruth", though that's what most folks called her.  Google

Sometimes Verlaine gave me to understand that it was his intention to come with me,
in justice, as he put it, to his wife and his wife's family ;  Google

He let out a long, satisfying sigh, and gave me to understand he
was about to reveal something he had never told anyone before.  Google

present sb with/have a problem, difficult decision to make

 What did you give him to think about?"  Google

The longer you give him to think about this after we approach him, the more
circumstances he may come up with. Google

I spent a lot of time going through the Bible today asking God to show me verses
I should give him to think about, as he hardly ever reads the Bible, and I ...  Google

sb uses all his energy and effort to do sth

 I gave it my all, I tried to make things work. google

 I made a difference and gave it my all. google

 I asked him how he did it and humbly he would reply I just gave it my
all and truly cared for the people I worked with and called on. google

škola (GB), která je placena ze státních dotací

"As a former GM school, our governing body is used to being responsible for everything," says another. WebC

They saw him refusing to apologise for sending his children to the best state school in London, even though it was just the sort of grant-maintaned school that his Government had undermined.WebC

For the Blairs, who infuriated Labour traditionalists by choosing a grant=maintaned school for Euan, 15, and Nicky, 13, the contributions would cost £540 a year. WebC

chodit do školy

I am afarid the time has come for you to go to school. BNC

I´ll go to his bloody school, but they won´t make an Englishman out of me. BNC

i want to go to school and get qualifications. BNC

škola pro děti od 5 do 14

All in all, not a film for those with an education above grade school level. WebC

Everyone knew her from school - she directed the plays in grade school, would take in kids who were going through divorces, knew and loved and was not shy about hugging any of them. WebC

The site is written in grade school American English and the company hasn't bothered with a European makeover. WebC

vysoká škola (US) pro studenty, kteří už absolvovali první cyklus

Graduate school guide has a database you can search by location and academic subject as well as a question and answer section on applying to graduate school.WebC

hlavně v minulosti; Britská škola, děti 11-18 let, s dobrými výsledky; v Americe pro děti od 5-12 nebo od 5-14 let

Co-operation with the Technical School extended to letting the Grammar School out for evening lectures at a fee of two guineas per lecture. BNC

Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class. BNC

Secondary modern schools provide a general education for those who do not go to grammar schools. BNC

objevný, zasluhujicí uznání

Ground-breaking work in understanding of time. Google

Over one hundred people attended the ground breaking ceremony for the Branson Balloon and the release of 101 balloons worth over $50,000 in cash and prizes.  google

venture partners celebrate ground-breaking for polyurethanes complex in Shanghai. google

be good at arithmetic, at calculating

She has a good head for figures and will adapt easily to change. Google

That son-in-law of mine sure has a good head for figures. Google

Sometimes one of you is particularly good at something, for example,
one of you has a good head for figures and can keep the accounts.  Google

have a sudden inspiration or a good idea

I had a brainwave and this one is worth cash to YOU. Google

Colette Lauper had a brainwave while volunteering at a leper hospital
in India (Colette Lauper).  Google

Whenever they had a brainwave heaven ducked for cover. Google

have a precise knowledge or understanding of the nature, cause or possible outcome

Make sure that the child
has a clear idea of WHAT he is expected to do.  Google

Jane Wilson has a clear idea about the wine she likes.  Google

The student does not provide enough information to persuade the reader that the
new organization has a clear idea as to how it would achieve its goals.  Google

have amind unable or unwilling to accept new ideas, consider other opinions

 I can't debate with someone that has a closed mind and... when cornered,
completely makes up their own facts to back up their arguments. Google

But trying to tell that to someone
who has a closed mind and is convinced otherwise is a waste of time.  Google

On the other hand, if one has a closed mind the possibilities for the what if will
never come to be experienced.  Google

have a (temporary) loss of the voice

 As it did he put his hands on his throat and indicated he was sick and had a
frog in his throat. Google

And we had a pitch-side presenter, wishing Town luck and pronouncing Mansaram
as if he had a frog in his throat. Google

Only, one had a frog in his throat and gurgled
suddenly, instead of the required rattling breath.  Google

být za něco hodně zodpovědný

The Media have a lot to answer for, but lay off the
death threats, okay? Google

The Columnist Phil Gailey wrote recently, "President Bush
and his chickenhawk administration have a lot to answer for.".  Google

Good citizens have a lot to answer for. google

lack the ability to absorb and retain information, to keep in mind the details

Let me put it pretty simply..even when I'm most motivated, I have a memory like a sponge retains water. Google

You told me once a reporter had to have a memory like a sponge.   Google

I guess that means you have a memory like a... sponge.  Google

be very good at remembering things

The new teacher has a memory like an elephant.  Google

I attribute his problems to be because he
has a memory like an elephant. Google

 Isabella has a memory like an elephant. She forgets nothing.
 Google

have an experience that causes one, suddenly and forcibly, to realize sth unpleasant or unwelcome

Unfortunately, we had a rude awakening; in order to
go to competition you need money, lots of money!  Google

With their citizens taken hostage in Iraq, Asian powers China and Japan
have had a rude awakening to the harsh realities of engaging with the world.  Google

In the early 1930’s Williston farmers had a rude awakening. Google

have reason to think that sth is likely to happen

Too many schools teach students to have an
idea that works in print, an idea that works in TV. Google

So if you have an idea that fits in one of those categories---and if
it's a new spin on existing ideas---you may have a wining race horse.  Google

I know that exchanging links in a big part of gaining popularity but I have
an idea that I think may add more value to these exchanges. Google

hav an impression, understanding of sth studied or explained to one

I have an idea of what Monday's schedule will look like for
whoever makes applicant decisions...  Google

Does anyone have an idea of how the gotdotnet menu was implemented? Google

Even if you have an idea of what colleges you are interested in attending, go through
this basic checklist of questions to make sure that they are appropriate. Google

have, as a young person, wisdom, caution, tastes... that are usually associated with mature or older people

You must remember that a Capricorn child has an old head on young shoulders. Google

He has an old head on young shoulders and has a chance of making a powerful impression on the global game.  Google

He hits very hard and has an old head on young shoulders, picking his punch's well and knowing just when to unleash a final fight ending volley of shots. Google

mít něčeho po krk

I've had it up to here with your low rise. Google

Over the last several months I have seen,
read and heard so much about politics that I have had it up to here! Google

I've had it up to here with e-mail!  google 

be stupid

Every time he opens his mouth,
he confirms our worst fears that he has nothing between his ears. Google

Dan has NOTHING between his ears
worth noting . Google

We have a runt as a Prime Minister, who has nothing between his ears, and we have
no armed services because our government has run them into the ground. Google

be allowed to express one´s opinion

It was then decided to burn the remains of the tree, but once again the Bookbinder had his say.  Google

Everbody has had his say about the Prague unification agreement. Google

Even Rush Limbaugh had his say, lambasting Cobain as a scruffy delinquent
who had fooled everybody and offed himself out of weakness. Google

have adequate evidence or justificationfor believing

The National Writers Union has reason to believe that KeepMedia
may be infringing on the works of freelance writers.  Google

Suppose that the government has reason to believe that a large company discriminates against women.  Google

The Department of Justice may start a lawsuit where it has reason to believe
that a creditor is engaged in a "pattern or practice" of discrimination. Google

not be able to stop thinking or talking about one particular thing

Everyone here has it on the brain.

 I guess that's why I have it on the brain.  Google

In fact, I'll probably have it on the brain for all of next month, too.  Google

not be able to stop thinking or talking about one particular thing

Everyone here has it on the brain. Google

She has it on the brain. Google

They have it on the brain.  Google

have sufficient intelligence to enable one to do sth

Any man who has the brains to think and the nerve to act for the benefit of the
people of the country is considered a radical. Google

Mr Howard has the brains and edginess to drag the Tories into the 21st century. Google

Miriam Santiago has the brains but she shows signs of emotional and mental instability at times. Google

have the ability to talk fluently and at length

Berlusconi has the gift of the gab that appeals to Italians. Google

He has the gift of the gab and can put people immediately at their ease. Google

Decide who has the gift of the gab to answer those impossible questions! Google

have knowledge of and skill in the use of a language or languages

 Has the gift of tongues served its purpose? Google

 If anyone today thinks he has the gift of tongues, he needs to deal with the
reality of that statement, and reconsider just what his gift is for. Google

The ability to understand what is said by the person who has the gift of tongues.  Google

be or seem to be more intelligent or know more than others

…its a woman who seeks truth, knows all answears are found within, and always strives to do her best. WebC

He knows all answers to your questions concerning safe solarium visits. WebC

She knows all answers and can give you advise on everything! WebC

difficult, needs lot of effort

You may have to remain with an unsatisfactory state of affairs through most of 1993, which means that any planned moves will prove heavy-going or much resented.  BNCI

He was heavy going. Google

Its only weakness is that it is a little heavy going at times, but this is because
it is dealing with tricky stuff! google

days when festivals and celebrations are held

Iceland's calendar of high days and holidays differs in many ways from those of neighbouring countries. Google

The term dates from old calendars in which "high days and holidays" (ie Holy Days)were marked in red.  Google

The regulars re-book as they leave, particularly for high days and holidays.  Google

střední škola (US) pro děti od 14-18, nebo od 16-18, pokud před tím absolvují Junior High school; (GB and Australia) někdy se užívá pro školy s dětmi od 11-18 let.

This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road. BNC

Born in Glasgow, he was educated at Hillhead Hgh School. BNC

The boys of Pensby High School will be going French at the Parkgate hotel. BNC

sth that has occured in the past, happens, is likely to happen, again

Although a perfect is clearly an utopia, monopolies explain why history repeats itself over and over.  Google

History repeats itself - and it we don't learn from it, including its success stories - then we are doomed to repeat its failures. Google

History repeats itself is a hard phrase to swallow up.  Google

šprtat, drtit se

"I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now." (Google)

 I suggest you hit the books. (Google) 

Insurance agents hit the books; new Indiana law requires continuing education. (Google)

when sb is ready to give sb´s opinion on sth, in a short, direct way

In a word, I was overwhelmed, and felt this constant need to be ten different
people. google

In a word, I think that you might consider having your letter
translated if the lady's English skills are poor to marginal. Google

In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I
had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. google

in print or writing

My work was executed in pen and ink, mainly stipple, and with this background and my interest in black and white work, I would love to see more articles on this aspect of illustrating.  BNCI

 I've got it here in, in, in black and white, Mao said what we are after is the abolition of feudal ties, to get rid of feudalism.  BNCI

Perhaps now, now she had finally written it down, could stare at the irretrievable words, written in black and white, she would be able to accept the way things had to be, she would have the strength to return.  BNCI

bluntly or straightforwadly expressed

Most of the UK's biggest insurance companies
produce policies that explain everything fully in plain English.  Googlr

Friendly expert computer help in plain English, not geek-speak. Google

Here is all our experience of writing in plain English - condensed
into a 27-page booklet that will fit into your pocket or purse. Google

v kapse, jisté, jasné, v hrsti

When our team was leading by 20 points seven seconds before the end of the game, the coach already knew that first prize was in the bag. Google

We played only 15 moves and I already knew that the game was in the bag. I could tell that my opponent hardly understood what was going on. Google

I was clearly ahead of all the other competitors, and I knew first prize was in the bag. Google

mateřská škola (GB) pro děti od 4-7

Children attended infant scholl until they were seven. BNC

He saw a house, the house, almost the house a child draws in his infant school, four windows, chimney,... BNC

Local junior schools usually willingly accept invitations to run a stall at infant school events. BNC

there is less time or opportunity for sth than one deceives oneself into believing

SPEAK UP! IT’S LATER THAN YOU THINK! Please read this important disclaimer. Google

It’s later than you think. It’s Christmas! 3. If something comes with gravy, use it.  Google

If there’sa theme to all this, it could be: Enjoy yourself — it’s later than you think. Google

the effect, impact of the action depends on the style, manner, in which it is performed

What makes your company/services different from other copywriters? As the
song says: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Google

Everyday I think of you ’cause I really
like the way you make me feel It’s not what you do, it’s the way you do ...  Google

I always believed that in art and life, it’s not what you do, it’s the
way you do it; it’s not what you say, it’s the way you say it.  Google

remind sb off /about sth

However, you jogged my memory so I made a compass out
of the magnet which is only 3/8" diameter and 3/16" thick. Google

Posting this thread jogged my memory and I got it five seconds later. Google

Sometimes that time was the gift that jogged my memory enough to remember
facts such as, oops, they have 3 children now, not two. Google

škola (US) pro děti od 12-15 let

The D.C. public schools offer neighborhood elementary and middle or junior high schools and a choice of 16 senior high schools.WebC

Steve and Doug, who took seven years to graduate from high school, still share the same bedroom, which seems to have been decorated when they were in junior high.WebC

On Jan. 31, Christian ordered two elementary schools and a junior high school to close -- even though school maintenance workers testified that they had carried out the necessary repairs at two of the schools. WebC

škola (UK) pro děti od 7-11 let

Two 11-year-old boys, Ian Jones from Northampton, and Jason Kan, in his final year at Bollis junior school in Mill Hill, north London, achieved a grade A in maths. WebC

A study tracking children who took part in the first pilot literacy hour schemes in their final year at junior school in 1996-7, through to the end of compulsory education in 2002, is the first to chart the longer-term results of the daily focus on reading and writing. WebC

A day after Cambridge university academics showed how creative arts were being squeezed from the curriculum, the winner of the award for lifetime achievement, Alison Renvoize, from St Paul's junior school in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, was proof that with a great teacher and enlightened headteacher, pupils can still experience enriching and rewarding music lessons. WebC

believe that one´s information, opinions or judgements are correct and noy hesitate to express them feely

If someone knows all the answers, they think they know much more than other people.  Google

An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions. Google

Heck of a way to get dates; act dumb, and pretend he knows all the answers.  Google

know sth very well

He's what they call a "policy wonk"
in political circles, meaning he knows his stuff inside and out.  google

This guy really knows his stuff. google

He knows his stuff and he is correct in what he says.  Google

know every detail of sth

So, practice until you know it inside-out. google

You'll know it's inside-out because it won't roll down the length of the penis easily. google

Also if you've been using a film long enough to know it inside
out you may like to share your tips on exposure, processing or handling.  google

know a lot about a particular subject

It is a labour of love, written by a man who knows
his Alps and knows his onions ! Google

So there you go, take some advice
from a man who certainly knows his onions. Google

Any investment broker who knows his
onions will have something nice to say about that!  Google

učit se nazpaměť, memorovat, bezmyšlenkovitě/mechanicky se učit

T. Novinger claims that persons in different cultures learn to learn differently: (a) they may learn by rote (b) they may learn by demonstration (c) they may learn by guiding (d) they may learn by doing.

There are certain things you have to learn by rote.

vyjít ze školy/opustit školu

My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies. BNC

Although he won a place at art college after leaving school, it soon bacame apparent that he couldn´t draw. BNC

You leave school in a few weeks and you´ve got to make yourself a living. BNC

be reticent or silent whenexpected to speak/reply after being reticent or silent

You ask me what I mean by saying I have lost my tongue. Google

 I was shocked, I lost my tongue and my eyes were blind after all I had seen, blind with tears.  Google

I seem to have lost my tongue Or is it my mind? Google

clearly and very definitely

Presenters speak loud and clear all the time. google

Speak loud and clear look at the audience and feel confident. Google

We need to speak loud and clear in such cases. Google

speak formally to an audince on a specific subject

For many people, one of life's terrors is to make a speech. Google

Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people.  Gogle

Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde.  Google

do not be misled by appearances into believing sth that subsequent events or further information will show to be untrue or not the case

Cold Mountain is the twelfth review containing your catch-phrase "make no mistake"! ... I
thought I hadn't reached my yearly allotment of "make no mistake"s yet.  Google

Make no mistake this time.  Google

Make no mistake about it. Google

move forward; advance further toward success or completion

EU makes progress on the definition of family. Google

UNICEF makes progress in child-soldier demobilisation work. Google

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress,
no matter how slow." -- Plato  Google

reach a desired standard in ability, education, social or popular acceptance

Swenson is proud to have made the grade. Google

Atlanta made the grade, with the 5th highest number of well-educated residents in America. Google

 I think I finally made the grade, I've become world's worst on empathy.  Google

greatly mistaken

But unless I am much mistaken, the ingestion of strange materials really is proliferating.  BNCI

Joan's meeting with her Edward will be, unless I am much mistaken, joy indeed!  BNCI

 It's been built over, of course, but that is, unless I'm very much mistaken, the original survey camp.  BNCI

nobody lives in a complete isolation from other people

No man is an island; no smallholder can possibly find the time or produce all the skills needed for complete self-sufficiency.  BNCI

Since no man is an island it is impossible for him not to `;participate in the Hi sā that the very existence of society involves.';  BNCI

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." -- John Donne  Google

no mention (to be) made; no informaiton (to be) given

Not a word about how people should have related to me , as a person in my own right.  BNCI

 Paddy drained his glass, and, not a word, Rab almost asleep, his wine untouched, he drained that too.  BNCI

Not a word to anyone, though, mind.' BNCI

have no understanding, experience

 His visual style is distinctive, but he doesn't know the meaning of the
word subtlety, and a provocative approach turns into overkill. Google

As Elle, the girl who doesn't know the meaning of the word
"can't", Google

She doesn't know the meaning of the word stupid; in fact, she doesn't know
the meaning of a lot of words. Google

speak frankly, bluntly or coarsely

The movie doesn't mince matters, either--it shows all facets of drug addiction.
 Google

And as in his paintings, Charles doesn't mince matters.  Google

When a very young girl gets into love matters, she "does them up,"
as the saying is, quite fast; she doesn't mince matters at all. Google

not (in) the smallest amount or degree

The Anderton Lift, constructed in 1875 and reconstructed in 1908, on the Weaver Canal was, indeed, most spectacular --; and still is --; but not one whit more ingenious than the lift at Foxton.  BNCI

And, remarkably, it changed her personality not one whit.  BNCI

But he conducts himself in all situations with a dignity not one whit lessened by his shortness.  BNCI

speak as briefly or as seldom as possible

You want someone who doesn't waste words. Google

As an actor, he doesn't waste words; as a director he doesn't waste images.
 Google

Good writing doesn't waste words. Google

what you say or suggest is something I agree with or approve of

A new half-hour morning talk show called ‘Now you’re
talking’ is looking for contributors. Google

Now You're Talking!, explores the Six Basic
Rules of Dialogue and provides practical video-based examples and training. Google

"Now you´re talking", said my father. WebC

jesle/mateřská škola pro děti od 2-5 let

At the age of three or four I went to a nursery school. BNC

It has been proved that if a child attends a nursery school it benefits throughout the rest of its educational life. BNC

You are less likely to fall into criminal ways if you attend a nursery school. BNC

notable, well-known, highly regarded

One other feature is worthy of note in an attempt to bring together these views of professionals and those outlined above on managerialism.  BNCI

 His pattern was a lady of note, 19-year-old Charlotte Cecilia Leitch (known as Cecil), from Silloth in Cumbria, who played off scratch.  BNCI

Significantly, the producer is John Surman, English jazz composer of note.  bNCI

ze staré školy

Reddlemen of the old shool are now but seldom seen. (Longman Dict. of English Id.)

Wilhelm described him as an eminent scholar of the old school, one of the last of his kind, and referred to him as his honored teacher. (WebC)

On page one of the story the speaker describes the spirit of the old school he has come to love.

as described, when judged entirely on written record or statements

On paper, however, the vessels would be on the order of the United States, enabling Israel to receive American financing and circumventing West German export restrictions.  BNCI

Overnight the new Soviet government, with plans for social welfare that on paper went far beyond those of Scandinavia or Britain in 1945, had to take over.  BNCI

On paper, this is one of the most attractive features of converting a business into a company limited by shares or by guarantee.  BNCI

one picks up many useful or surprising pieces of information in the course of one´s life

It turned out to be illegal, but one lives and learns. Google

Before I got on the internet and got ICQ, I thought it where hard to
finde nice down to earth girls, but one lives and learns, eh? Google

It’s rather a continuing creative process where one lives and learns. Google

a person occupying the same, or a very similar, position as oneself

But, in the marketplace, one's opposite number is a person, not a parrot.  Google

It was necessary to know and
understand one's opposite number. Google

One of the essential ingredients of a business is not to disclose all of
one's cards at the same time, particularly to one's opposite number. Google

qustionable, arguable, uncertain

In academia, anything
is properly open to question, including the questioner.  Google

 We have now started our own venture called 'Open to
Question' which is a shorter course but with similar aims. Google

Depth of reasoning is open to question. Google

typ soukromé školy, která zahrnuje i náboženské vzdělání; většinou jde o grammar or high school vedenou kostelem nebo farností

lie beyond the range of the human mind

Peace I give which will pass all understanding and shall keep your heart and mind. Google

 But what of the peace and love that pass all understanding? Google

The ways of this wizard pass all understanding (including methinks his own).  Google

be too difficult for sb to understand or accept

Indeed, it passes his comprehension that in this age of enlightened reason, of wide travel and comparative study. Google

The problem of British taciturnity passed his comprehension;  Google

Yes, he himself was a doctor by profession, and how any one in England
could retain any nervous disorder passed his comprehension. Google

(weekly) paper or a crude, sensational kind aimed on older children

We're the Penny Dreadful Players, a completely
student-run theatre organization at the University of Illinois. Google

The Penny Dreadful Players have gone on to become
UIUC's oldest student theatre company.  Google

The Penny Dreadful is a newspaper specifically published during the Fylde Folk Festival
to give the festival-goers a chance to publish jokes. Google

economical in small things but extravagant in larger

Articles Penny Wise, Pound Foolish. How often have we heard this old
axiom?, probably thousands of times. Google

Piece pricing is penny wise, pound foolish. Google

Penny wise, pound foolish Saving dollars, yet spending millions.
Every government entity, regardless of size, has budget issues.  Google

ask for information or advive from sb who knows more about a subject than you

Then for a couple of hours I picked his brains. Google

I had a long chat with him in Bermuda and picked his
brains. Google

 I picked his brains for a dozen years, but in the last
few years, I really have been listening to his heart.  Google

a simple and moderate way of life (materially), combined with great interest and activity in intellectual and spiritual matters

Benn is too much a product of his comfortable and intensely high-minded background to be able to understand why the common man (let alone the common politician) has more vulgar aspirations than plain living and high thinking.  BNCI

The salons of those ladies who were devoted to republican ideals (and quite often, one could add, to the person of individual republicans) were careful to maintain a reputation for plain living and high thinking.  BNCI

The chief error of these people is to be found in the very phrase to which they are
most attached--"plain living and high thinking. Gooogle

telling the truth, expressing one´s opinion on sth

 I know I'm speaking plain, but this is a time for plain speaking.  BNCI

He stood still as he recalled her plain speaking, and, his head hanging, he experienced a mixture of relief and a feeling that was most akin to shame.  BNCI

This was a moment not for fairness but for plain speaking.  BNCI

pretend to be against the idea so that others discuss it

However, to play the Devil's Advocate: What you don't realize is you have
just described every woman that has ever walked the face of earth. google

The format he chose was to play the Devil's advocate. Google

Today, I am going to play the "devil's advocate" concerning Charter
Communications and the rates they charge for local cable.  google

chodit za školu

One, go to school, or two, play hooky. (Google)

Don't tell anyone, but I think I am going to play hooky either today or tomorrow. (Google)

I made up my mind that I was going to play hooky from work and do some kayaking and fishing. (Google)

act strictly according to the rules

Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will, of course, be valuable; but never try simply to `;play it by the book'; --; this or any other, for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart, not your head, that will count most.  BNCI

Matt is not only extremely attracted to Danielle, but also finds himself letting
go of his play-it-by-the-book life and cutting loose by following her lead  Google

But inspectors patrol at random; so play it by the book
and buy a ticket before boarding. Google

no amount of instructions can make a poet of anyone not naturally gifted to be one

Poets are born, not made; that's why there are so many of them.  Google

Iain says that poets are born, not made, and
he did not think of his own talent as anything unusual.  Google

 'Poets are born, not made—yet they have to survive the often
bitter rites of passage so as to have that life they are given. Google

an optimistic and determined mental attitude taht helps one to achieve success in any kind of undertaking

Charles believes in the Platonic ideal of a healthy mind in a healthy body, plenty of exercise, self-help and positive thinking.  BNCI

 Positive thinking will have to wait a while, but it augurs well for one of the young ringsiders who turned up in his smartest suit and said: `;What a disgusting fight; I wish I'd worn my tracksuit.';  BNCI

It was perhaps because of this, and because I tried to foster the whole idea of positive thinking, that I began to concentrate more and more on visualization.  BNCI

repeated exercise in a skill or craft is the way to become the master of it

The old adage `;practice makes perfect'; must be kept in mind when one begins to despair.  BNCI

Now, the last thing I want to say, because I know we, our guest is here, and so presumably has collected his thoughts and is able to leap into the breach, the last thing I want to say on this is, writing articles, writing pieces, is a game, another area where practice makes perfect.  BNCI

Practice makes perfect as with any sport.';  BNCI

v Británii jde o private school pro děti, hlavně chlapce od 7-13, kteří pak pokračují v public school; v USA pro děti od 11 let, připravuje je na střední školu (college).

Cam Tech is known throughout Florida as the only exam prep school for contractors to attend! WebC

It is a college preparatory school headed by Dr Norman A. Palmer. BNC

He was first sent to a strictly protestant preparatory school in Cheam. BNC

základní škola

There are 61 secondary and 294 primary schools in the county. BNC

He was the only father who ever came to our primary school football matches. BNC

He thought me at primary school fifty years ago. BNC

zřetelný/silný přízvuk

If you do have some vocal qualities that may not make your own voice sound appealing, such as a pronounced accent or speech impediment, then you may want to recruit a volunteer to do the spot. Google

The book is thus completed with a record including seven cantes with a pronounced accent from the Americas. Google

He's a German immigrant with a pronounced accent and he's rearranging a forest of flourishing begonias. Google

soukromá škola (GB), exkluzivní, placená rodiči X státní škola (USA, Scotland, Australia)

Expelled from public school for drinking an smoking, she joined her father´s empire 10 years ago. BNC

The evidence on the over-representation of public-school old boys in elite positions is both familiar and overwhelming. BNC

Within the higher sectors ( preparatory, secondary, grammar, and public schools) the aim was much broader. BNC

poučit se z vlastního neúspěchu, chyby

This puts the pressure on her, and usually she will crumble and accept, if she doesn't
you are wasting you time with this lady so put it down to experience.  Gogle

We wake up with
a ghastly hangover, put it down to experience and say 'never again'.  google

Put it down to experience and forget about blaming him or yourself. Google

think very hard

Thompson racked his brains for an explanation.  Google

Over the next few days he racked his brains trying to figure out what the number was. Google

Bill Baker got sadder and sadder (and fatter and fatter, he had to eat everything
he baked) and racked his brains trying to think of healthy and tasty recipes. Google

ask a question, esp. one not likely to be answered

Communists
raise a question of non-confidence in the government.  Google

Data That Raise a Question: What do you already know that causes you to ask the
question?  Google

 Can I can I just raise a question er to r to clarify the point before I answer your question that I are am I are we to assume that in response to Mr , erm it's on the record that there's a er a request to add, clear expression of local preference I by local planning authorities?  BNCI

widely held and accepted opinion

So far we have considered only two possibilities--that the received opinion may
be false and some other opinion consequently true. google

The habit of mere adhesion to received opinion in any matter is most mischievous,
for it strikes at the roof of independence of thought.Google

Meanwhile Jake's noncing on about received opinion for no particular
reason, and Matt offers some Harvest Moon tips. Google

understand clearly what sb´s character is

 If you spend some time observing him, you'll be able to master all its particulars
and read him like a book -- not the Jane Austen novel you've been enjoying.  Google

He is usually quite open
and honest about things, so you should be able to read him like a book.  Google

 I can read him like a book and he can do the same
with me.  Google

know what sb thinks, wants or plans

 Martain Manhunter already read his mind before Wally even told everyone. Google

He read his mind and gave him the chance to tell it himself just like Batman did.  Gogle

You read his mind and reveal the number he was thinking. Google

you know you have already heard about sth but you cannot remember it quite well

Does this ring a bell? Google

It might ring a bell in somebody's mind.';  BNCI

To readers of this column does the name Rosenstein ring a bell?  BNCI

sb cannot think of anythink to say

He stood up on stage to compete, and, of course,
his mind went blank!  Google

As he was about to activate the warp drive, his mind went blank;
his unconscious body slumped inside the ship’s capsule. Google

He felt like he was to blame for his father’s
death and his mind went blank.  google

učební osnova/obsah učiva, které má škola zajistit, které si příp. volí sama

It is certainly true that at the time of Butler Education Act the school curriculum was not much discussed in public. BNC

The hardening of the position was proclaimed by the DES in A framework for the school curriculum published in 1980. BNC

Inevitably the comitee had to consider the effect of public examinations upon the school curriculum. BNC

lekce od života, tvrdá škola života

Teachers taught me what I should know; the school of hard knocks taught me what I must know. (Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms)

An early training in the school of hard knocks was good preparation for a career in politics.
(Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

Call it the school of hard knocks, the street reality. WebC

názor na určitou věc sdílený nějakou skupinou lidí

And even stronger attack on the view that harmony and equality characterize the relations between men and women arises within the radical feminist school of thought. (BNC)

He appears to have written nothing at all, but he was the founder of a school of thought that touched on all aspects of life and that may have been a kind of philosophical and religious order. WebC

There is a school of thought that believes all personality disorders are just more severe forms of Narcissism, with Paranoid personality disorder being the most extreme. WebC

"padla" pro dnešní den nebo celý školní rok

When the bell rings at 3:30, school's out! Yea! (Magnuson: English Idioms)

Count the days, hrs, min, sec until school is out for Christmas vacation! WebC

After school is out in April, we have a week of teacher's meetings where we evaluate the year. WebC

stupid jokes that are rude but not offensive

One thing that always annoys me is that people refer to this kind
of thing as "schoolboy humour" as if that's an automatic slant. Google

As was pointed out earlier, this is schoolboy humour, and I don't know why he bothers
because the truth is that he is vegetarian-friendly. Google

With his schoolboy humour and distinctive,
cheerful voice, "Johnners" was a friend to millions of radio listeners.  Google

wonder, be puzzled, what to do, think or answer

 He looked back at her and scratched his head seriously. Google

The Ethiopian scratched his head and said, 'It ought to be 'sclusively a rich fulvous
orange-tawny from head to heel, and it ought to be Giraffe;  Google

 Ivan scratched his head and said: "See here;
such nastiness!  Google

střední škola

The curriculum at secondary schools also began to take a predictable shape, Mathematics, English, Re and PE for all plus a - from six option. BNC

This appears to assume that most secondary school departments have scrapped all their previous work and started again. BNC

It was the third week of our third year in secondary school. BNC

think or act sensibly after studying the facts or being given advice

Rationalists see reason as the faculty by which fundamental
truths are intuitively apprehended. Google

Even in dangerous times, Christians see
reason to hope. Google

Schopenhauer sees reason as weak and insignificant compared to Will; Google

think or act sensibly

EU sees sense on eCommerce. Google

Corporations see sense in big donations to NAACP By Steve Miller THE WASHINGTON TIMES. Google

 made to see sense. Google

become more mentally alert, able, inventive or cunning

A silent person reserves all this energy and utilises it for a better purpose, be
it to sharpen his brain or memory power for which all the educated yearn for.  Google

Adversity merely serves to sharpen his
wits and he is always busy cooking up some scheme. Google

Petruchio is the kind of man who would want a mate with similar qualities
to his own to challenge him, sharpen his wits and keep his interest.  Google

objasnit (něco)

The Codex Madrid shed a great deal of light on Leonardo's fascination
with clocks. google

Probability and statistics can shed a great deal of light
on how to set up decision making groups with real horsepower. google

They shed a great deal of light on the subject of immigration as well as New
Zealand’s investment potential. google

if sth slips your mind, you forget about it

This just slipped my mind, but it's back now.... Call it a senior moment,
but he has a very valid point. Google

I forgot to phone you last night. I'm sorry. It slipped my mind. google

I forgot to phone you last night. I'm sorry. It slipped my mind. Gogle

to speak figuratively

"Catching" up, so to speak. google

March came in like a lamb, so to speak, but we hope that the end of
the month will not follow tradition!.  gogle

Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief."
  --  C.S. Lewis

share a way of expressing oneself

There is a saying that mystics
speak the same language, and that is the case.  google

Do Muslims and Christians speak the same language? Google

The challenge facing many smaller entrepreneurs and real
estate institutions is the ability to speak the same language.Google

a child has to be (physically) punished when necessary so that he may learn to behave properly

 Never let it be said
that in Oklahoma we spare the rod and spoil the child. Google

The saying ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ is a salutary reminder
that this attitude was prevalent in Britain not so very long ago. Google

Spare the rod and spoil the child, I used to hear. google

say exactly what one thinks

Bill Moyers Speaks his
Mind on Bush-Brand Environmental Destruction and More.  Google

Horowitz deserves to speak his mind, and student objections are unreasonable. Google

Have you ever wondered how frightening it
must be to truly ask God to speak His mind to you? Google

jednotné zkoušky

He also plans to cut the number of days HISD students spend taking tests by eliminating some standardized exams. (INTERNET-EN)

In a 1994 study , Ronald Ehrenberg and Dominic Brewer found that students score higher on standardized exams if their teachers attended more selective undergraduate institutions. (INTERNET-EN)

But , as a rule , better standardized exam results are more likely to go hand-in-hand with a shallow approach to learning than with deep understanding. (INTERNET-EN)

free or excessive use of swear-words

Strong language is a subject of deep concern to many people and is one
of the most frequent causes of complaint Google

But this is a case when strong words are absolutely
appropriate.  google

Pope and American Bishops Have Strong Words for Pro-Abortion Politicians.
 Google

studovat humanitní vědy

Therefore there has never been a better time to study humanities. (Google)

The Language and Culture track is designed for students who wish to study humanities and art, as well as Italian language. (Google)

So instead of spending so much time to study humanities, it´s better to study English and then choose to study humanities abroad. (Google)

be convenient for one´s purpouses

Labor in power never did suit his book. Google

The Deputy's past efforts to try to keep the
board independent do not suit his book now. google

He almost looked, with his quick imagination as if he already did, though
seeing at once also the full extent of how little it would suit his book. Google

use uncommon and esp. long words

You need to swallow the dictionary of short
and strange words for this game. Google

It isn't necessary to swallow the dictionary,
but do familiarize yourself with key terms.  Google

If they say a story is the three act trick, begining middle and end; and say has the Cinderella structure, how do other writers convey a story without going into clique ridden wording and swallow the dictionary.  Google

think, concentrate one´s attention on sth specific

"Take thought in translating ‘tongues’."
 Google

Take thought of them; that good may come to them take thought. google

You either accept it, or take thought about
it. If you take thought about it - nothing but frustration happens.  google

have or affect the type of speech that is used the upper class

So a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it’s used or owned by rich people; while to “talk posh” is to talk in an upper class manner. Google

"They make fun of me because of the way I talk. They say I 'talk posh'.". Then she did start to cry. google

We don't talk posh that's only the Royal family (we don't talk to them anyway). google

talk sensibly

It's time to talk sense about outsourcing. google

Talk Sense to Yourself is the kind of book you read with a highlighter, enthusiastically. Google

German manufacturers talk sense.  google

talk seriously (originally US), the reference being to the main dish of a celebratory dinner on Christmas or Thanksgiving)

Believe it or not, all of this talking and turkey has nothing to do with the phrase
"let's talk turkey. Google

If the owner really wants to sell, he'll talk turkey. google

Bush talks Turkey and is given the bird. google

dát/udělit někomu lekci

The next time she's late, go without her. That should teach her a lesson. (Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

Oh, I won´t do him any harm. Teach him a usefull lesson, I hope. (Longman Dict. of English Id.)

I decided to teach my young brother a lesson after I cought him hurting our cat. (Longman D.o.E.I.)

přimět někoho, aby akceptoval své sociální postavení ve společnosti nebo obecně svou pozici

As for the odd one who stands out from the pack and refuses to back down to wayward politicians, he can always be told to defer to Parliament or some such crap that is supposed to teach him his place in our great democracy. WebC

So they decided the best way to teach him his place was to show his foul acts on public TV. WebC

He promised himself that some day he would teach him his place and give him a lesson, for life at home was becoming very painful as a result of these constant scenes. WebC

to show someone how to do a job or activity

Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes. (Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)

I tried to talk the guy into hiring me to work for &GREATER; him the first week to teach him the ropes but he didn't take me up on it. WebC

He goes so far as to pay a suburban family to take him and teach him the ropes of being a "normal kid." WebC

punish sb so that he doesn´t do sth again

Your child might need augmentative devices - just be sure they will work to teach
him to do the best is is capable of and not just toss a device at him.  Google

Do not give in to the tantrum as this will teach him to do it more. google

 Teach him to do something besides bark, reward the quiet
moments.  google

poučovat někoho o něčem, o čem on už ví více než já

You're teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, Ted. I've been playing this game since before you were born! (Cambridge International Dict. of Idioms)

He´s always telling the director how to run the business; that´s like teaching his garndmother to suck eggs. (Longman Dict. of English Id.)

Don´t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. (Longman Dict. of English Id.)

oblíbený žák, mazánek, oblíbenec, patolízal

All the kids in school think he is a teacher's pet and begin to make fun of him.

Everyone thinks Jake is a teacher's pet.

When there is a "teacher's pet," other students may refuse to ask questions lest they be similarly branded by their peers.

(Google)

key test

The acid test for art criticism is the solo exhibition.  BNCI

Positive test results and favourable feedback might be sufficient evaluation criteria outside of the Criminal Justice System but reconviction rates for probation practice must remain the acid test.  BNCI

This, however, is to evade the acid test, as I have already implied, which is the ability even of these talented enthusiasts to perform with similar confidence and panache in the designated area of the curriculum with which they are less familiar.  BNCI

only the very best that can be bought

A good mother, many women feel, is able to give her children everything they need in life, including the best education that money can buy. WebC

They have indicated that they do not intend to have any further children and would prefer Emma to have the best education that money can buy. WebC

By denying children advantages such as health care and the best education that money can buy, we are denying our state -- and its economy -- a prosperous future. WebC

when people without adequate knowledge or experience attempt to direct or guide others like themselves

It could be argued that it is the blind leading the blind--; with one of the partners having a more experienced guide dog tutored by on-the-job training!  BNCI

Not only that, the purveyors of doctrine now have become "the blind leading the blind," to borrow from another Bible quote. WebC

It will be a case of the blind leading the blind . WebC

a question whose answer is hotly debated or on which a great deal depends

And the burning question: did he and the other comedians have a couple of drinks or healthy snorts before the shows?  BNCI

The burning question for the poverty lobby is from where and how, particularly given the Fowler reviews in 1986 which made wide-ranging cuts and changes to the social security system.  BNCI

It only leaves the burning question --; what time today will Turnip resign.  BNCI

educated people who like to discuss and give their opinions about political and social matters

So, I imagine a new dinner party game for the chatterin' classes...  Google

Rock isn't the art form of the chattering classes and only a minority of its practitioners have any expertise in elucidating a rigorous conceptual rationale for their work.  BNCI

On the other hand, Wringe's suspicions gain some credence in the light of the well-publicised hostility of the Thatcherite Right to `;the chattering classes';.  Google

(sb or sth has some chracteristic) because it is na essential aspect of sb´s or sth´s identity, function, name or description

definition, based on the definition under the Rehabilitation Act, reflects the specific types of discrimination experienced by people with disabilities. WebC

Films like this are the definition of "critic proof"; if the casting, synopsis and very concept don't deter you, you'll probably find it very funny.  WebC

The dictionaries will sooner or later remove the concept of "mind" completely from the definition following the lead of "official" psychology as taught in western universities and colleges. WebC

To je neuvěřitelné!/při překvapení nebo zmatení

Also quickness can be ascribed as in "quick as the dickens," cleverness of speech as in "the dickens you say." WebC

Let's focus in on "dickens" as the important word here, since there are lots of different expressions with it in, such as "what the dickens", "where the dickens", "the dickens you are!", and "the dickens you say!".

He will also use the phrase, "the dickens you say!" and it will crack me up.

the mistakes, sins, omissions that arise from the way one/sb lives, that are present in sb´s thoughts

He chuckled, `;Perhaps I can make him see the error of his ways.';  BNCI

May he enjoy happy bachelor days, but not too many, before he realizes the error of his ways and is claimed by one of the angels on Earth.  BNCI

Only as Darwin began to form his theories did he realise the error of his ways on board the Beagle.  BNCI

some single thing taht exists or occurs contradicts or diverges from an established theory or belief

Most societies, most western societies at least, generally go on the
principle that "the exception proves the rule".  WebC

“The familiar saying that the exception proves the rule contains a good deal of wisdom, though from the standpoint of formal logic it became an absurdity as soon as “prove” no longer meant “put on trial.”  WebC

In each case, though, it seems like the exception proves the rule. WebC

the result(s) of one´s work, seen as giving profit or satisfaciton

At the end of the garden, in the shed of his own making, stood the fruit of his labour.  BNCI

If each individual can act, then he is also free to keep the fruit of his labour. WebC

A good harvest would not only represent the fruit of his labour, but that of his father and possibly his grandfather before him as well, who planted the tree in the first place and nurtured it carefully in his lifetime. WebC

the customary way of doing sth

It is the general rule that the patient's own doctor will only be informed of the results of tests if the patient specifically requests it.  BNCI

Unless you have to hold down one key (ie Shift, Ctrl or Alt) while you tap another, the general rule is to tap the keys lightly, as you would on an electronic typewriter.  BNCI

Weigh, rather than guess, is the general rule to follow in this situation.  BNCI

the best, most useful course to adopt

The Golden Rule. HINDU: This is the sum of duty; do naught unto others
which if done to thee would cause thee pain.  Google

" The Golden Rule not the Rule of Gold ".  Google

They learnt the golden rule, which is ‘Do for others what you want them to do
to you.’  Google

standard English as contrasted with regional dialects, slang, substandard or foreign English

There will also be a discussion of what Katie Wales (1994) refers to as the "Queen’s"
English and where this fits into the continuum of British accents. Google

When you come to work you’re going to practice the Queen’s English. Google

However, we didn’t speak ‘broken’ English
because we lacked the ability to speak the Queen’s English. Google

a lunatic asylum and institution for the care, education... of mentally handicaped or mentally ill people

Not one of the PCers ever suggested that Turner or Cox was a candidate for the laughing
academy.  Google

Poor Dr Nash winds up at the laughing academy in a jacket that
does up at the back, with electrodes attached to his temples. Google

Wain went to the laughing academy while middle-class legions, ignorant
of his way loco motion, continued to coo over the cat scans. Google

statesmen, writers,..., direct and control world and human affairs

 "The pen is mightier than the sword" - English novelist and dramatist
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873). Google

It's true that the pen is mightier than the sword. Google

The phrase 'The pen is mightier than the sword', has
become a universal expression of the power of the written word. Google

sth specified must be considered and discussed

The question arises, however, how students will interpret the process.
 Google

Since the question arises so often, we've assembled the
following report on radon for your interest. Google

Now the question arises, "Could the sixth day of creation
be longer then what we call a day? Google

the question, matter of debate

The question of the hour is: What kind of church? Google

It was the question of the hour in the toy department at Elder Beerman's department store in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Google

This was the question of the hour for much of January 1991 and thoroughly documented by Platt's.  BNCI

the rules, restrictions, conditions which are often written in very small letters

Unfortunately, the small print is different,
as could be expected from an administration run by oilmen. Google

How to read the small print? Google

BUPA warns people to check the small print. Google

volný proud vědomí, nekontrolovaný tok myšlenek

The writer attempts by the stream of consciousness to reflect all the forces, external and internal, influencing the psychology of a character at a single moment. Google

One valuable way for breaking through a block or getting ideas for
writing is the stream of consciousness method, or free writing.  Google

The permanent self is rendered
useless for the unity and continuity of the stream of consciousness.  google

survival by natural selection, sb who´s able to adapt well will survive

Unfortunately, he regarded the "survival of the fittest" as a sort of guide for governmental
policy, which often led him to oppose programs to assist the poor.  Google

What in the devil did Darwin mean when he popularized the “survival of
the fittest” phrase? What he did not say is, perhaps, revealing. google

As though by common assent they fought, as though to determine once and for all their
right to live, in accordance with the law of the survival of the fittest.  Google

how one tends to think, learn or reason

 The way his mind works makes it hard for Asano to express himself to others in
a spoken fashion, but emotionally he is able to touch those who let him in. Google

  I have a schizophrenic friend
and I love the way his mind works. google

This is one of the many times when you can make sense of
the way your toddler behaves only if you understand the way his mind works. Google

it is easy to recognize sb/sth

There's no mistaking the gleam of stainless steel. google

There's no mistaking who the birthday girl or boy is when they
wear our new and exclusive "It's Party Time!"  Google

There's no mistaking the prestige of owning an authentic Milton H. Greene fine art print. Google

the most talented in a skill or art will prectise it, so the task of instruction is left to the less talented

Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach. Those who cannot teach, HACK! To be, or not to be, those are the parameters. google

Of course, Shaw was also the man who coined the immortal line, "Those who can, do;
those who cannot, teach". google

"Those who can, do; those who cannot, teach.". —Not many. —Those who can, do; those who can't, bully.  Google

become very confused when sb tries to explain sth

I tied myself in knots in the days before that meeting. Google

Trying to work out the bandwidth I need - and where, I've tied
myself in knots trying to visualize what's travelling where. google

I've tied myself in knots trying rationalise the use of 'Duel of the Fates' and the
'Emperors Theme'. google

too; excessively/honest, tidy, frank, obliging

 But if so, he is generous to a fault. Google

"John is neat to a fault".  Google

Krall show is eclectic to a fault. google

it is the nature of mankind to sin and to make mistakes

To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequence--but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes.  WebC

Remember, to err is human, to forgive is divine. Webc

Finally, we need to realize that, as the IOM report states, "to err is human."  WebC

according to what one knows

Socrates brings forward the god of Delphi as a witness to his knowledge. Google

Senor said that to his knowledge Berg "was at no time under
the jurisdiction or detention of coalition forces.".  Google

His shoeing customers and students will witness to his knowledge and ability
with a horse involving training , shoeing and lameness work. Google

dostat (jedničku) za snahu

He admitted that several initiativesshould receive A for effort even though they did not end in success. (Google)

If travel retail websites were to be given report cards, Cochin Duty Free would receive an A for effort, though it still has some work to do on. (Google)

Since I audited the class, I was not too concerned about the grade, but did receive an A (for effort, I'm sure) and increased my comfort level in speaking. (Google)

škola života

Abbey Academy of Arts is like the university of life; where one learns from life's experience. (Google) 

I learned all I need to know from the university of life, not from books.(thefreedictionary.com)

My journey to america was a real university of life. (Google)

(být v něčem) až po uši, (mít něčeho) po krk

Right now I’m up to my eyes in work.  google

Normally I'm up to my eyes in the kitchen but because I've
been on a diet I really find time hangs heavily on my hands. Google

As it is, I'm up to my eyes in writing,
and it's all piling up to be polished and sent. 2 am.  Google

not be self-imporatnt about one´s knowledge, not try impress others

Colleagues also mention his kindness and patience: he
wears his learning lightly, with no hint of arrogance. Google

By any standard, 50 pages of footnotes
impress, though he wears his learning lightly. Google

 He wears his learning lightly, but the book is
peppered with interesting allusions and references.  google

quickness of mind and sagacity

There is wit and wisdom for caregivers in these uplifting reflections, especially
for those caring for the terminally ill.  Google

"That which does not kill us makes us stranger": the collected wit
and wisdom of spammers. Google

These bits of wit and wisdom are from Reader's
Digest and other places.  Google

seems likely to be true

Cliches though they may be, statements that can summarize a situation so completely
that every fiber resonates with the ring of truth are powerful.  Google

The result is a work with the ring of truth, peopled with characters who
come alive from the page.  Google

The fellowship gave me the freedom, time, and knowledge
needed in order to imbue my novel with the ring of truth. Google

to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations 

I'd like to talk to you with your lawyer's hat on. WebC

May I ask you with your lawyer's hat on, do you see as a result of a piece of legislation like this there will be more legal action, more judicial review?  Google

doslovný/doslovně, slovo od slova

Much of his material was plagiarized -- lifted word-for-word from a paid news service put out by Austin, Texas. google

Is Christianity a “word-for-word” Calling? Google

The book follows, almost word for word, the 4th edition of Bewick's Quadrupeds. Google

able to repeat a passage of verse or prose without mistakes or hesitations

They are expected to come word perfect and to research their part, however tiny.  google

Nicholson saw them around Sunset Strip and for a time they were joined by Elvis Presley, who had seen Rebel Without a Cause forty-four times and could speak Dean's lines word perfect.  google

`;Your German was word perfect when we spoke earlier, Mr Whitlock,'; Franz said.  google

wise or sensible remarks, advice

Quotations and words of wisdom from people who not only knew what they were saying
but who also knew how to say it well.  google

Ben Franklin wrote many words of wisdom.  google

A collection of words of wisdom springed from a vast cultural heritage of mankind.
 google

je těžké přeučovat někoho něco, co dělal po svém celý život, dlouhou dobu

You're never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, you know.(Cambridge International Dict. of Id.)