Communication

vylievať si zlosť na niekom

Well it certainly wasn't my fault so don't take it out on me. (Google)

I know you've had a bad day, but there's no need to take it out on me! (Google)

She wondered whether this was going a bit far and glanced up, surreptitiously, at her mother: her wasted evening had left her in a bad mood, and she was determined to take it out on somebody. (Google)

statečně přijmout kritiku

You are one of the few politicians to take on the chin without a spindoctor hovering between you and the public. (Google)

I believe we have to take on the chin the critics, but it is down to how strongly we believe in ourselves and how good I think the team is. (Google)

As I said, my goal is to work with testers to ensure our product is tested fairly and to then take on the chin whatever results they come up with. (Google)

vzít někoho za slovo

If we take you at your word and your student proves to be significantly weaker than your letter, we won't trust your future recommendations. (Google)

One problem with cynicism is that many people will fail to understand your cryptic, clever meaning and take you at your word. (Google)

We can only take him at his word that he didn't read the report that he said he should have read. Admitting that he had read the report would be like admitting guilt. (Google)

brát něco s rezervou

And until then, every time Washington talks about human rights and democracy, we will have to take it with a pinch of salt. (Google)

A lot of office gossip is just that - gossip. It is filled with innuendo, rumours, errors and even deliberately malicious nonsense. Take it with a pinch of salt rather than reacting personally or defensively. (Google)

And more importantly, take it with a pinch of salt when whoever tells you that they have a 40+ year safety record to back up their product. (Google)

převzít slovo (např. na konferenci)

Since this is the first time I take the floor under your Presidency let me first express to you my congratulations and best wishes for the success of your mandate. (Google)

The Chinese representative did not take the floor at the session. (Google)

Representatives of the Pilot courts are invited to take the floor in order to answer shortly to the questions mentioned above. (Google)

vodiť za nos

I expect she'll try and take the mickey out of you all right. (Google)

They used to take the mick out of him because of the way he walked. (Google)

I thought you were being serious - I didn't realise you were taking the mickey. (Google)

někomu odmlouvat

Children who talk back usually do have one thing in common: They're trying to separate from their parents and exercise control over their lives. (Google)

Keep in mind that when kids talk back, something else is going on underneath. The goal is to help them express it constructively. (Google)

Kids are much more likely to stop talking back if they see it's ineffective in getting our attention. So refuse to continue the conversation until your child stops talking back - and be sure to do it every time. (Google)

chvástat se

The Republicans are already talking big about McCain's readiness to use the Web for organizing and fundraising in the general election. (Google)

I bet you would not be talking big if Kenny came up to your face. You would probably put your tail between your legs and run away. (Google)

Whether they are talking big or throwing their money in your face, their cockiness seeps out of their pores. Sometimes, people like this need to humble down. (Google)

plácat nesmysly

He is talking out of the back of his head ! What he says is so obviously not the case. (Google)

He was, of course, talking out of the back of his head. When you come to understand how Naperian Logarithms work, and gain an understanding of the Poisson Distribution, then you won't be fooled. (Google)

I also told her I might be talking out of the back of my head and that I wouldn't be offended if she ignored everything I said. (Google)

plácat hlouposti

I like people to talk rot. It's man's only privilege over the rest of creation. (Google)

“Oh, don't talk rot, Joyce,” her mother said, holding the candle out in front and quickly looking at the foot of the stairs. “Of course I am not frightened. It is just that these steps are terribly dangerous. Come on now, hold my hand so you don't fall, and we'll see who's frightened.” (Google)

Just watch your mouth and don't let it talk rot which doesn't make sense. (Google)

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)

objednať, zadať objednávku

The sales staff show these new releases to retailers who decide whether to place an order. (BNC)

To find out more or to place an order, return the coupon or ring the number below. (BNC)

Can I send you a sample now, or would you like to place an order straight away? (BNC)

dať/položiť otázku, vzniesť námietku

Member from an English constituency to raise a question on defence or any other matter -- And they do. (BNC)

Under Article 65 the party which invokes a ground for invalidity or termination must notify the other parties of its claim; each other party has the right to raise an objection and to invoke the measures for the peaceful settlement of disputes in Article 33 of the Charter. (BNC)

They may prefer to say nothing because to raise an objection may cause offence or may prolong the sales interaction. (BNC)

do písmene, úplně, zcela

When such instructions were laid down, they were to be carried out to the letter. (Google)

I’m sure you are pressed for time, but if you can spare seven minutes please watch Chapter 3, which lays out how copyright law, if it were followed to the letter, would categorically outlaw a large category of artistic endeavours, namely those that involve a collage or remix of existing culture. (Google)

What I'm saying happens always and is repeated to the letter every time. All similar stories have this same ending. (Google)

jazykolam

If you're familiar with the basic Chinese numbers and the numbers, you're ready to try your first Chinese tongue twister. (Google)

Here is a tongue twister
I know that you'll like.
You can say it while walking
Or riding your bike.

See silly Shrek sulk sadly.
Shrek sang same silly songs softly. (Google)

Many tongue-twisters have two or three sequences of sounds, then the same sequences of sounds with some sounds exchanged, e.g. "she sells / sea shells". (Google)

Do you have a number I can reach you at? Pat Not yet. I'll call to touch base with you this evening.(Google)

I'll try to touch base with you when I'm in Ohio. (Google)

Grayson favour between holidays with the club to Majorca, the girlfriend to Greece we also touched base with Simon Grayson. (BNC)

překroutit něčí slova

The next time you try to twist someones' words to score scholastic points instead of to advance a coherent fact based argument I'll remind you that you cannot misrepresent yourself like that. (Google)

You do lie when you twist someones words or you tell only the part of the story you want everyone to hear. (Google)

Leaving parts of the conversation off can even twist someones words. So even if you show that "proof", it is highly questionable information. (Google)