Communication

bavit se o práci (když má člověk volno)

The gathering offered a chance for fans of historic boats to talk shop, swap boatbuilding tips, eat barbecue and to mess about in all sorts of traditional craft. (Google)

Top percussion retailers talk shop: in a far-reaching roundtable, percussion dealers describe their best promotions, what customers want, and what industry suppliers could do to better serve the market. (Google)

(A headline) I have been thinking about why we think about thinking: do not ask philosophers to talk shop. (Guardian.co.uk)

veľké požiadavky

If the Government thinks this is a tall order, then the Daily Mail agrees with it. (BNC)

A tall order, but the price of failure could be the end of collective security for the West. (BNC)

This was a tall order for a system based on discretes and a simplified circuitry which would be easy for home construction (and to set up) without critical adjustments. (BNC)

napomínať, napomenúť

Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, say scientists. (Google)

He has been told off before but he doesn't seem to have changed, hasn't he? (Google)

It's time someone told her off about her behavior. (Google)

to je život/taký je život

'All little things,' she said impatiently, blowing out a match. 'But not little. That is life.' (BNC)

Her steel needles flashed. It will all be new and strange. 'That is life,' said Mrs Rundle. (BNC)

And, looking back, we see Romance -- that subtle thing that is mirage -- that is life. (BNC)

čím viac, tým lepšie

With climbers, I've always believed in the more the merrier, but it's important to team up your plants so that one does not swamp and ruin another. (BNC)

'Then she can bring him with her.' He winked at Merrill. 'The more the merrier.' (BNC)

'Do you think they'll mix?' worried Larry, and she thought he meant the food but he meant the people. 'The more the merrier,' she smiled back, hugging the seventh guest to her. (BNC)

tak tomuto sa hovorí život!

'Oh goody goody,' said Malleson coming into the room at the same time . 'This is the life: stuff, stuff, stuff away all bloody day.' (BNC)

'This is the life.' The proctologist stretched his sunburned legs on the cockpit cushions and rested his head so he could stare past the bimini cover at the stars. (BNC)

Sparrows twittered and quarrelled, and paused to pick up crumbs right by Shelley's feet. `This is the life.' It was hard to remember being cold, rushed, flurried and upset. (BNC)

táraniny, klebety

Well it sounds like office tittle tattle to me. I just don't believe it. (Google)

Have your heard the latest tittle tattle about Billy? (Google)

They know that tittle-tattle about the royal family helps to sell newspapers. (Google)

jak se říká, abych tak řekl

To coin a phrase, Chicago is hardly a change machine. (Google)

The Caribbean is, to coin a phrase, a community of communities, and its persistent and distinct identities are not going to melt away. (Google)

(A headline) R.Glenn Hubbard Coins a Phrase: "Nondestructive Creation". (Google)

urobiť niekomu láskavosť

Belpan was outside the EC's sphere of influence so the Colonel was doing someone a favour. (BNC)

One day I return to these people, and this time I ask that they do a favour for me. (BNC)

A man doing a favour for someone was killed along with his young son. (BNC)

napísať niekomu

I intend also to drop a line to Norman too. (BNC)

If you've got a few minutes to spare you could always drop her a line. (Google)

We really do like hearing from you, so drop us a line and let us know how you are. (Google)