NATURE

chytit rybu a dopravit ji na břeh

This was the "first attempt to land a fish" and he went on to say that he awaited the reply with interest. BNC

One pair of hands isn't enough to land a fish this strong. COCA

"When I land a fish," he says, "I let loose." Times

klást vejce

How often do ducks lay eggs? BNC

If his chickens got lice, they wouldn't lay egg. COCA

Nazi bombers can more easily than ever lay eggs of death in Swedish cities. Times

položit základy

1. Several hundred U.S. Marines are charged with securing key facilities in Haiti to lay the ground for an international stabilization force. (COCA)
   
2. It creates the opportunity for these countries to assess obstacles to their development and lay the ground for high-quality growth in the future. (COCA)
3. Such increased economic interdependence may lay the ground for more cooperative and accomodationist policies. (COCA)

beznohá ještěrka

Photograph A: small European legless lizard called the slow worm. COCA

Researchers discovered a legless lizard and a tiny woodpecker along with 12 other suspected new species in Brazil's Cerrado. Google

This legless lizard of the genus Bachia is about 15-20 centimetres long and is related to Australian and European species. Google

starého psa novým kouskům nenaučíš

1. Despite assertions by the Texas Department of Transportation that the Trans Texas Corridor is "dead," the fact is a leopard cannot change its spots. (Google)
2. A leopard can't change its spots, and neither can an ugly duckling. (Google)
3. A leopard can't change his spots, however, he can mix up the look by mauling the shit out of a puma and wearing it as a jaunty windbreaker. (Google)

číhat, čekat, být na čekané na ...

It was only when nine bottles disappeared in one morning that he decided to lie in wait for the thief. BNC

Before this happens, the person may lie in wait for days, months, or years to be buried. COCA

Jap snipers lie in wait for the man who issues commands. Times

velmi rychle

1. You fly like a bat out of hell every afternoon, just to pick up your mail? (COCA)
2. But the Old Lady flew down the stairs like a bat out of hell, almost like she'd been waiting for a long time. (COCA)
3. He must have driven like a bat out of Hell to get back here this fast. (COCA)
   

velmi naštvaný nebo rozladěný

1. My child wakes up full of beans each morning but her cousin wakes up like a bear with sore head and they could both have had the same amount of sleep. (Google)
   
2. I have to watch the sleeping though, too much without the machine and I am like a bear with sore head. (Google)
3. Anyway I am being extra nice to him cups of tea, he is going to work on nights tonight so will be like a bear with sore head tomorrow. (Google)

jako ovce na porážku

1. Indians fought. The Americans were marched like lambs to the slaughter. (COCA)
   
2. " This way! " he said and leaped off with the Kittchikoostrans following like lambs to the slaughter. (COCA)
3. Jews refused to march like lambs to the slaughter. (COCA)

konvalinka vonná

Added in was Rose's own smell, warm animal washed with lily-of-the-valley soap. BNC

Acres of wildflowers such as trilllum and mountain lily-of-the-valley carpet the route. COCA

Their aromas range from lily-of-the-valley sweet to nutmeg spicy, and from musky to citrusy. COCA