NATURE

ustoupit, vzdát se

Airport officials at Little Rock, Arkansas, were forced to back down after a storm of protest from residents. BNC

Now I would like to make you a little bet, and Iwon't back down either if I lose. Times

I refused to back down from Starr so I continued in her direction. COCA

nastražená past

I feel like I'm one step from the trigger of an expertly baited trap. COCA

You could not hear him in the woods or see his baited trap. COCA

One baited trap was placed in each of three backyards. Google

tlouci se do prsou

He beat his chest and sang a song that turned out to be the old monarchist Bulgarian anthem. BNC

Suddenly he would stop, beat his chest in Tarzan fashion, and howl to the heavens. Times

I'll guarantee you, taught every one of us a lesson; don't beat your chest in this business. COCA

choroš

1. Such a house may be used to advantage, hut in the dark days of winter we have found that cutting bench fungus. (Google)
2. On the ether hand, if too high temperature is used, cutting bench fungus is liable to set in and ruin the crop. (Google)
3. Refers to rotton wood (good for starting a fire) as well as to tree bench fungus (good for starting a fire). (Google)
   

mezi přílivem a odlivem

But there are many others, including those referring to the behaviour of falling bodies and pendulums, the correlation between the tides and the locations of the sun and moon, and so on. BNC

On the face of it, the zone between the tides seems a poor environment for living things. BNC

However, the beach, too, has a zone between the tides, the foreshore, and this zone deserves a moment's attention. Google

pozor na ...

There's nothing to stop you putting a sign on the gate saying Beware of the dog. BNC

Beware of breeding rats in America! Times

I'm saying beware of questions that suggest a phrase for your reply. COCA

velké šelmy kočkovité


Like domestic cats, well fed big cats are contented cats, and spend a large part of their day just resting. BNC

The Leopard Lady. She trains the big cats. Times

The big cats are all still pretty endangered in the wild. COCA

velká ryba, velké zvíře

1. The big fish, Batman, real name Andrew Moore, got 40 years. (COCA)
2. The prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was really going after some seriously big fish. (COCA)
3. Andrea's father was a big fish; he headed the Agro Bank. (COCA)

osoba úspěšná v malém odvětví, kde není téměř žádná konkurence

1. After graduating from college I decided to stay in Buffalo and try to be a big fish in a small pond. (Google)
2. If you're a big fish in a small pond, you're probably one of the leaders in the market space you've defined as your pond. (Google)
3. I want to talk a minute about what I call the Big Fish in the Small Pond syndrome. (Google)

lepší vrabec v hrsti než holub na střeše

1. A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush? When Do We Prefer Something Certainly Dirty to Something Perhaps Clean? (Google)
2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" but fore- thought, current thought and afterthought always need to be processed to fully evaluate management. (Google)
   
3. The reason that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush has been found by scientists. (Google)