sb´s mind goes blanksb cannot think of anythink to say He stood up on stage to compete, and, of course, As he was about to activate the warp drive, his mind went blank; He felt like he was to blame for his father’s |
school curriculumučební 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 |
school of hard knockslekce 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. Call it the school of hard knocks, the street reality. WebC |
school of thoughtnázor 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 |
school's out"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 |
schoolboy humourstupid jokes that are rude but not offensive One thing that always annoys me is that people refer to this kind As was pointed out earlier, this is schoolboy humour, and I don't know why he bothers With his schoolboy humour and distinctive, |
scratch one´s headwonder, 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 Ivan scratched his head and said: "See here; |
secondary schoolstřední 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 |
see reasonthink or act sensibly after studying the facts or being given advice Rationalists see reason as the faculty by which fundamental Even in dangerous times, Christians see Schopenhauer sees reason as weak and insignificant compared to Will; Google |
see sensethink 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 |
sharpen one´s brain/witsbecome more mentally alert, able, inventive or cunning A silent person reserves all this energy and utilises it for a better purpose, be Adversity merely serves to sharpen his Petruchio is the kind of man who would want a mate with similar qualities |
shed a great deal of lightobjasnit (něco) The Codex Madrid shed a great deal of light on Leonardo's fascination Probability and statistics can shed a great deal of light They shed a great deal of light on the subject of immigration as well as New |
slip sb´s mindif sth slips your mind, you forget about it This just slipped my mind, but it's back now.... Call it a senior moment, 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 |
so to speak/sayto speak figuratively "Catching" up, so to speak. google March came in like a lamb, so to speak, but we hope that the end of 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." |
spaek/talk the same languageshare a way of expressing oneself There is a saying that mystics Do Muslims and Christians speak the same language? Google The challenge facing many smaller entrepreneurs and real |
spare the rod and spoil the childa child has to be (physically) punished when necessary so that he may learn to behave properly Never let it be said The saying ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ is a salutary reminder Spare the rod and spoil the child, I used to hear. google |
speak one´s mindsay exactly what one thinks Bill Moyers Speaks his Horowitz deserves to speak his mind, and student objections are unreasonable. Google Have you ever wondered how frightening it |
standardized examsjednotné 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) |
strong language/wordsfree or excessive use of swear-words Strong language is a subject of deep concern to many people and is one But this is a case when strong words are absolutely Pope and American Bishops Have Strong Words for Pro-Abortion Politicians. |
study humanitiesstudovat 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) |
suit/fit one´s bookbe convenient for one´s purpouses Labor in power never did suit his book. Google The Deputy's past efforts to try to keep the He almost looked, with his quick imagination as if he already did, though |
swallow the dictionaryuse uncommon and esp. long words You need to swallow the dictionary of short It isn't necessary to swallow the dictionary, 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 |