half a loaf is better than none/no breadlepší něco než nic They're only going to agree to some of this, but half a loaf is better than none, I suppose. (Oxford Idioms) |
hard cheesesmůla, pech I've made my decision--I'm going to the sell the car, and if he doesn't agree with that then it's hard cheese. (Oxford Idioms) |
hard/tough nuttvrdý oříšek Manchester United will be a tough nut to crack. Macmillan Dictionary |
have (got) a bun in the ovenmít zaděláno=být těhotná When baking a cake, manufacturers of cake-mixes were told, women were acting out symbolically the birth of a child (not for nothing was the vulgar phrase for pregnancy a "bun in the oven"). BNC "And as my disgusting stepfather walked out two and a half years ago," pointed out Perdita, "the Committee are going to think it pretty odd that Mum's got a bun in the oven." BNC Called me frigid and said all the other chaps' girls were willing enough, and would it matter all that much if he put a bun in the oven for me? BNC |
have (got) enough, a lot, etc. on your platenabrat si toho moc, mít plné ruce práce I can't help you next week, I've got too much on my plate. (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) |
have/eat sb for breakfastpodat si někoho The union leader eats managers for breakfast. (Oxford Idioms) |
have/take a butcher'smrknout se na Come over here and have a butcher's at this! (Oxford Idioms) |
heavy/big/hearty eatervelký jedlík I'm still a big eater but now I choose all the healthy options, says Odette. BNC The food was excellent and I was not charged much because the cooking was done on quite a large scale--I was not a big eater so my lunch did not make much difference to the running of the place. BNC |
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) |
honey tongue, heart of gallna rtech med, v srdci led |