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)

slepičí mozek (o hloupém člověku)

1. And should anyone call you a bird-brain, just say, " Thank you! " (COCA)
2. I guess I've just been a bit of a bird-brain lately since I've done many stupid things. (Google)
3. Don't call me a bird brain - The wackiest weird stories from around the world. (Google)
   

černá vdova (jedovatý pavouk)

The bite of a black widow can kill humans. BNC

One of them, the belief that a black widow spider had spun a web under the toilet seat, had been with him since. COCA

Once he added a flair by eating a black widow spider alive. Times

stébla trávy

I slept among the blades of grass until the sun was high. COCA

And the whole garden, from the blades of grass to the tall proud hollyhocks, sighed with pleasure. BNC

Even today, souvenir hunters pull blades of grass from the lawn around the mausoleum housing the coffins of Elvis. Times

slepý jako patrona

1. Your sense of direction is totally lost, you're blind as a bat, and I'm nowhere around to guide you to the lavatory. (COCA)
2. I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. Mind if I wear them? (COCA)
   
3. He was deaf as a post and blind as a bat. (The irony was not lost on the old count.) (COCA)

stát se něčím krásným

1. Doctors do know that obese kids nearly always bloom into obese adults. (COCA)
   
2. Two winners saw seeds they planted bloom into statewide movements that will survive beyond their student days. (COCA)
3. They have returned this charge with a sullen suspicion that can bloom into paranoia about Western plots. (COCA)

stát se něčím krásným

1. Try not to compare him with his older siblings. It's harder to blossom into an individual if you're living in the shadow of a hockey champ. (COCA)
   
2. I coached them, rooted for their teams, and waited anxiously to see them blossom into stars. (COCA)
3. I watched this young woman blossom into this beautiful butterfly. (COCA)

velmi chladné počasí

1. This place is known for its brass monkey weather. (Google)
2. My favourite way of describing 'brass monkey' weather is: "It's as cold as a mother-in laws kiss". (Google)
3. The UK has certainly been exposed to a fairly lengthy period of brass monkey weather. (Google)

chov v zajetí

So breeding in captivity is vital to ensure the species survival. BNC

"Breeding in captivity was the easy part," says William Toone, curator of birds at the San Diego park. Times

...so it's up to us to control all penguin breeding in captivity. COCA

slon v porcelánu

1. You are a bull in a china shop at home, so think before you act or speak. (COCA)
2. That's when he earned a reputation as a bull in a china shop, with manners. (COCA)
3. " I am very strong because I am careless, " like a bull in a china shop. (COCA)

nezávazná konverzace

1. They rib each other and chat about the latest crime in a morning ritual called the bull session. (COCA)
2. But this time, they enjoy a relatively leisurely meal and a bull session, too. (COCA)
3. Soon we were having the usual bull session about the merits of the Yankees vs. the Mets. (COCA)
   

tvrdohlavý

1. I miss all your stubborn, bull-headed, pig-headed ways, but most of all I miss you. (COCA)
2. The African is stout, bull-headed, with close-cropped hair and layers of fat in the neck region. (COCA)
3. Ammon's son, the bull-headed deity Gurzil, had his chief shrine on the fringes of Garamantian territory at Ghirza. (COCA)
   

schovaný, zahrabaný v písku

His head was buried in the sand, hands and feet spread out, as if he had fallen from a great height. BNC

His left leg was buried in the sand, nearly up to his thigh. COCA

She had been drugged and buried in the sand. Times