any amount/number of sthmnožství něčeho, počet něčeho There was any amount of food and drink at the party. Oxford Idioms A computer can store a vast amount of information. Macmillan Dictionary This brings the total number of children to 12. Macmillan Dictionary |
apple of one's eyeněčí drahoušek, zlatíčko He was the apple of her eye, the salt of her earth, the source of her strength--her everything. BNC Peter is the apple of his mother's eye. Longman Dictionary of English Idioms But anyway, saying to Father that you, who are the apple of his eye, and in whom he considers he's bred a lady, telling him that you hope to marry one of the Feltons, the quay Feltons. BNC |
apple-pie orderdokonalý, vzorný pořádek; jako v klícce Becky turned out to be as good as her word, keeping the accounts in what she described as `;apple-pie order'; and even opening a set of books for Trumper's barrow. BNC |
Arkansas wedding cakekukuřičný chléb Arkansas wedding cake n: cornbread WebCorp |
as cold as a cucumberstudený jako psí čumák Works was informed by NATO/US sources that no signs of heat were detected by the satellites. Works was told that Trepcha was as "cold as a cucumber". NATO never released this information to the public. WebCorp |
as fat as buttermastný jako máslo They need grooming, I know, but they're fat as butter. BNC |
as round as an applekulatý jako svět |
ask sbdy to dinnerpozvat někoho na večeři It was during the second week that Carol asked him to dinner at her parents' place. BNC |
at full lickvelmi rychle, velikou rychlostí He came round the corner on his bicycle at full lick and knocked the old woman over. Longman Dictionary of English Idioms A relatively short day today thanks to making sudden contact with a flat section of ice at full lick and subsequently feeling as if I had just spent 2 hours on a roller coaster. WebCorp Breaking free, the dog charged around him at full lick, yapping in an unnaturally high pitched yelp. WebCorp |
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bad eggšpatný člověk, lump, neřád He's a bad egg - don't believe anything he says. (Free Dictionary) Emily is a real bad egg -- she's always starting fights and causing trouble. (Google) That Saddam is a bad egg! (Urban Dictionary) |
bag of boneskostroun, člověk kost a kůže She refused to eat until eventually she was a bag of bones. (Oxford Dictionary) |
baker's dozen13 Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. And she’s out now, making it a baker’s dozen. Longman A regular dozen is twelve, but a baker's dozen is 13. WebCorp |
bar of chocolatečokoládová tyčinka At tea breaks and lunchtime I never saw him eat more than a bar of chocolate or a biscuit. BNC |
be fed up withmít něčeho po krk I'm sure you've heard it thousands of times before but I am fed up with the way I look. BNC I’m fed up with this job. Macmillan Dictionary |