fish or cut baitdát se do toho, jak se patří, anebo toho nechat There's been enough discussion. It's time for the government to fish or cut bait. (Oxford Dictionary) |
go bananaszbláznit se, zcvoknout If I'm late again my Dad'll go bananas. (Oxford Idioms) |
not (have) a bean(ne)mít ani vindru How much have you saved? Not a bean. (Oxford Idioms) |
bear fruitpřinést ovoce The tirless effort of campaigners have finally borne fruit and the prisoners are due to be released tomorrow. (Oxford Idioms) |
slip on a banana skinšlápnout vedle The new minister slipped on a banana skin before he had been in the job a week. (Oxford Idioms) |
spill the beansvšechno prozradit, vyklopit We were trying to keep it secret from Pete, but Marcia spilled the beans. (Oxford Idioms) |
your best bib and tuckerhovor. sváteční šaty Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner. (Oxford Idioms) |
hill of beansnestát za nic, nestát za zlámanou grešli, nestát za nic He is so rich that as far as he's concerned, the money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans. (Oxford Idioms) |
have had a bellyful of sb/sthmít něčeho nebo někoho plné zuby I've had a bellyful of his complaints. If he doesn't stop, I'm leaving. (Oxford Idioms) |
best thing since sliced breadto 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) |
(as) red as a beetrootzčervenat jako pivoňka I could feel myself going as red as a beetroot when she told me that my work had been chosen for the prize. (Oxford Idioms) |
do one's porridgebručet, sedět |
minced meatmleté maso Stir some into the stuffing for turkey or game birds, or mix with minced meat when making pâté. BNC The block is a machined die, electrically heated to 150 degrees centigrade, so that, by the time the glass fibre emerges rather like minced meat from the kitchen grinder, it has already adopted the appearance of the final product. BNC Before the late 1600s, the Christmas pudding was a thick plum soup served at the beginning of the meal, filled with minced meat and dried fruit. BNC |
pudding facehloupý obličej I was delighted to see my friend's happy pudding face again, blinking up at the collapsing mansion in which our flat was located. BNC |
clear soup/brothvývar Choose simple starters such as chilled fruit juice, melon, clear soup, salads with a little olive oil dressing, or seafood dishes without sauces. BNC Thus to make a wonderful stock base for poaching or a clear soup, water would be highly flavoured with lemon or lime juice, plus lemon grass and kaffir lime leaf. BNC The inevitable clear soup followed (pot au feu this time); the sole was served in a delicate sauce almost imperceptibly flavoured with cheese, and the dean's daughter appreciated it so much that the Colonel's initial peevishness began to wear off. BNC |