pondělí, 29. dubna 2024, 08.50
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FOOD
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neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good herring

ani takový ani takový, ani jedno ani druhé

…as the years go by immigrants…will become more used to British dress and less familiar with their own fashions, which will be a sad thing, for it could result in a sort of anglicised form of ethnic dress which is neither fish nor fowl . The Guardian

The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl. BNC

He'll fit in nowhere-he'll be neither fish nor fowl… BNC

no amount of sth

nic by to nezměnilo

No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool. (Oxford Idioms) 

not (have) a bean

(ne)mít ani vindru

How much have you saved? Not a bean. (Oxford Idioms)

not be sb's cup of tea

nic 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)

not count your chickens (before they're hatched)

neříkej hop, dokud jsi nepřeskočil

She said she was certain to be offered a part in the play, but I told her not to count her chickens, as a lot of other people wanted the same part. (Oxford Idioms)

not for nuts

ani za nic

nutty as a fruit-cake

potrhlý, zcvoknutý

He's as nutty as a fruitcake. Do you know what he did yesterday? He had lunch out in the garden in the pouring rain. (Oxford Idioms)