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