pondělí, 1. července 2024, 20.59
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FOOD

on the bottle

pít, chlastat

I see he's back on the bottle again. (Oxford Idioms)

daily bread

živobytí, chléb vezdejší

Each one of us has to earn our daily bread somehow. (Oxford Idioms)

stir sb's/the blood

vzrušit, nadchnout

His political speeches are designed to stir the blood. (Oxford Idioms)

blow hot and cold

být 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)

off the boil

přestat vřít, ochladnout

The team were playing brilliantly at the start of the season but seem to have gone off the boil now. (Oxford Idioms)

make sb's blood boil

přivést čí krev do varu

Seeing him beating that little dog made my blood boil. (Oxford Idioms)

spill (sb's) blood

prolít (něčí) krev

Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood. (Oxford Idioms)

bitter end

hořký konec

Now that we have begun this project, we must see through to the bitter end. (Oxford Idioms)

blind drunk

opilý 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 water

krev 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)

bits and bobs/pieces

různé drobnosti, zbytky

The box contained needles and thread and various bits and bobs for sewing. (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) 

bite your tongue

držet jazyk za zuby

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

I, he, she, etc.won't bite you

on(a) tě neukousne

You should tell your teacher that you don't understand--she won't bite you. (Oxford Idioms)

biter bit

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)