být opilý

The RUC sergeant went forward and arrested the man, who turned out to be the bank security guard who was rather the worse for drink, and had forgotten to lock the door! BNC

nebýt tak nezkušený jak člověk vypadá

When he bought the house everybody thought he was wasting his money. But he’s not as green as cabbage looking —the part of the town is now very fashionable, and his house is worth far more than he paid for it. Longman

Don’t believe him, he’s not as green as he’s cabbage-looking. WebCorp

The big 40! The big four zero. The big, fuck me I'm probably over half way through my life so should start to prepare to die. The age people start to consider their mortality. I'll have to start trying to get 8 hours sleep every day, and make more of an effort to act my age. I'll have to start using sayings such as, "I'm not as green as I am cabbage looking". WebCorp

pít, holdovat alkoholu

Aye, she says I'm feeling sick, well that's er all your if your head is what you call it when you feel awful, you know I say if you've been on the, on the drink you know when you get up and your head ooh, well that sets your stomach off, so his trouble's coming from his head, on his stomach. BNC 

stát za něco

Any politician worth their salt will keep their campaign promises. Macmillan Dictionary

"A hairdresser's not worth his salt if he's not prepared to give a consultation," he said. BNC

And any dog worth his salt would bite open a handbag to get to the chocolate?"BNC

přinést ovoce

The tirless effort of campaigners have finally borne fruit and the prisoners are due to be released tomorrow. (Oxford Idioms)

to nejlepší co existuje

My father doesn't like him very much, but my mother thinks he's the best thing since sliced bread. (Oxford Idioms)

pohlavár, významná osobnost

His father's a big cheese in the textile industry. (Oxford Idioms)

ještě jedna šance

We've lost that contract with the German firm and we probably won't get another bite at the cherry. Oxford Idioms

It’s not often you get a second bite at the cherry. Macmillan Dictionary

ukousnout si příliš velké sousto

He's promised to get all this work finished by the weekend but I've got the feeling he's bitten off more than he can chew. (Oxford Idioms)

kousnout do kyselého jablka

Getting your car repaired is often an expensive business, but all you can do is bite the bullet and pay up. Oxford Idioms

We’ll just have to bite the bullet and get on with it. Macmillan Dictionary

zajít, zemřít, natáhnout bačkory; ležet v prachu, utrpět porážku

Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year. (Oxford Idioms)

kousat si nehty

She began to bite her nails, chewing at them viciously until the blood welled up. BNC

kousat se do rtu, zatnout zuby

You could tell she thought the criticism was unfair but she bit her lip and said nothing. (Oxford Idioms)

držet jazyk za zuby

I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue. (Oxford Idioms)

podvedený podvodník; Kdo jinému jámu kopá, sám do ní padá.

It was a case of the biter bit--she'd tried to make him look foolish and ended up being ridiculed herself. (Oxford Idioms)