bits and bobs/piecesrůzné drobnosti, zbytky The box contained needles and thread and various bits and bobs for sewing. (Oxford Idioms) |
bitter endhořký konec Now that we have begun this project, we must see through to the bitter end. (Oxford Idioms) |
bitter pill (for sb) (to swallow)spolknout hořkou pilulku He was a proud man, so having to ask for money must have been a bitter pill to swallow. (Oxford Idioms) |
blanched almondsloupané mandle |
blind drunkopilý do němoty, opilý na mol I'm not surprised he can't remember what happened--he was blind drunk! (Oxford Idioms) |
blood is thicker than waterkrev není voda Tony was angry with his brother for a while, but blood is thicker than water, and in the end he forgave him. (Oxford Idioms) |
blow hot and coldbýt kam vítr tam plášť She keeps blowing hot and cold about the job: one day she says it's marvelous, the next she hates it. (Oxford Idioms) |
blue cheeseplísňový sýr COOK'S NOTE: The easiest way to crumble any blue cheese is to stroke it with a fork until crumbled. BNC Add the crumbled Shropshire blue cheese to the dip, then season to taste with salt and pepper. BNC Blue cheese lovers will welcome a new French blue cheese from the Pays de Bresse in eastern France. BNC |
blue plate dinneroběd s více chody na jedné míse |
boil awayvyvařit (se) I boiled the cauldron till the water boiled away. (English Idioms and how to use them) |
boil down toscvrknout se (na pouhý) Their evidence boiled down to this... (English Idioms and how to use them) |
boil overpřekypět, utéct (při vaření) If you put on more fire the pot will boil over. (English Idioms and how to use them) |
boil upnavařovati se, vzkypět "But in the last couple of months we've seen things suddenly boil up --violent attacks, cars damaged, that sort of thing, along with loads of abuse." BNC What I think was true was that the Falklands was not regarded as a front-line issue for some period of time, and indeed the forecast was that it wouldn't really boil up again until August or thereabouts in 1982. BNC Then you can boil up the carcass for a turkey soup or stock. BNC |
Brazil nutparaořech Sweetcorn, chickpeas or maples may well be the going bait and it could then be an advantage to fish a couple of very large jumbo tiger nuts of half a brazil nut over the top of the baited area. BNC Another help is selenium, a vital trace element: one brazil nut will provide your daily needs. BNC But the Brazil nut is a seed with a thick wall, the walnut a drupe, a stony-seeded fruit. BNC |
bread and butterobživa He's written one or two novels but journalism is his bread and butter. (Oxford Idioms) |