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