give sth sb´s allsb 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 |
GM school/grant-maintained schoolškola (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 |
go to schoolchodit 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 |
grade schoolškola 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 |
graduate schoolvysoká 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 |
grammar schoolhlavně 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 |
ground-breakingobjevný, 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 |
have a (good) head for figuresbe 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, |
have a brainwavehave 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 Whenever they had a brainwave heaven ducked for cover. Google |
have a clear ideahave a precise knowledge or understanding of the nature, cause or possible outcome Make sure that the child 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 |
have a closed mindhave 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, But trying to tell that to someone On the other hand, if one has a closed mind the possibilities for the what if will |
have a frog in one´s throathave a (temporary) loss of the voice As it did he put his hands on his throat and indicated he was sick and had a And we had a pitch-side presenter, wishing Town luck and pronouncing Mansaram Only, one had a frog in his throat and gurgled |
have a lot to answer forbýt za něco hodně zodpovědný The Media have a lot to answer for, but lay off the The Columnist Phil Gailey wrote recently, "President Bush Good citizens have a lot to answer for. google |
have a memory like a sponge/sievelack 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 |
have a memory like an elephantbe very good at remembering things The new teacher has a memory like an elephant. Google I attribute his problems to be because he Isabella has a memory like an elephant. She forgets nothing. |