fine/a nice/a pretty kettle of fishpěkná kaše, pěkné nadělení, pěkný nepořádek, pořádný zmatek That'll be a fine kettle of fish and no mistake. BNC Then, as if to herself: "This is a fine kettle of fish, a fine to-do I don't know." BNC |
(in) deep waterbýt v tom až po krk, být v nesnázích, být v rozpacích She was getting into deep water when she tried to argue that murder is sometimes justified fo political reasons. (Oxford Idioms) |
demon drinkalkohol It was the demon drink that made me act in that way. (Oxford Idioms) |
one man's meat is another man's poisonco jednomu prospívá, jinému škodí Some people love his music; others hate it. One man's meat is another man's poison. http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id443.htm |
drink and meat to sbúplná rozkoš pro někoho |
meat and potatoesgrunt, to nejdůležitější, to hlavní, základ Satanic and necrophiliac obsessions, the meat and potatoes of death-metal, don't so much take a back seat as miss the bus altogether thankfully. BNC |
say grace before/after meatmodlit se před/po jídle Another good way is to say grace before meals, which is another way of appreciating what we are about to consume. BNC Mother said that Aunt Bessie was fond of telling one story about Thomas Isaac, recalling the occasion when he was asked to say grace before breakfast one morning and steadfastly refused although commanded several times by his father. BNC |
full as an egg is of meatúplně plný, plný až po okraj |
sugar daddykořen, paprika, starší muž vydržující si mladší ženu When you tell him that he's a sugar daddy, he gets very angry. He says she isn't interested in his money, only in him. (Oxford Idioms) |
butcher's meatvýsekové maso |
meat of a nutjádro As all the meat of a nut is packed into the shell, so the whole pith of the Swami's lecture against us is compressed into the handbill above mentioned. WebCorp An old method of hiding scratches is to rub the meat of a nut, like a pecan or walnut, over the scratch. WebCorp To look to such earthly ordinances now in view of Christ's historic appearance and work is to look for the meat of a nut in an empty shell. WebCorp |
not be sb's cup of teanic pro mne, to mi nesedí, to nemám ráda He invited me to the opera but it's not really my cup of tea. (Oxford Idioms) |
(like) a curate's egg (good in parts)má to svoje mouchy "Is it an interesting book?" "A bit like the curate's egg, good in parts. The dialogue's often quite amusing. (Oxford Idioms) |
cut the mustardpřekonat se I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player. (Oxford Idioms) |
cream of the cropsmetánka, to nejlepší Only the cream of the crop of the year's movies are nominated for an award. (Oxford Idioms) |