Idiomy jsou fráze, které se používají úplně jinak, než by význam jednotlivých částí mohl napovídat. Padají trakaře je takový typický český idiom. V angličtině je to zase piece of cake, monkey business nebo třeba kick the bucket.
O všech nových přírůstcích v tomhle slovníku dávám vědět čtenářům Anglofila, newsletteru o angličtině a Británii.
Seznam všech idiomů
A
- about as broad as it’s long
- about as sharp as a marble
- acid test
- all talk and no action
- anything but
- apples and oranges
- apple of discord
- apple of one’s eye
- ask for the moon
- as a matter of fact
- as it were
- as the crow flies
- at the eleventh hour
- at the end of the day
- a dime a dozen
- a few fries short of a Happy Meal
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- a frog in the throat
- a hot potato
- a load of rubbish
- a mine of information
- a sandwich short of a picnic
- a wet weekend
- a few sandwiches short of a picnic
B
- back to square one
- bag of bones
- bag of nerves
- barking up the wrong tree
- bear in mind
- beat about the bush
- beat a dead horse
- bells and whistles
- bend over backwards
- better safe than sorry
- beyond measure
- beyond the pale
- be all ears
- be all eyes
- be a turkey
- be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
- be fed up with it
- be green
- be in a pickle
- be in clover
- be in deep water
- be in the dog house
- be in the pink
- be in the soup
- be left holding the baby
- be left holding the bag
- be on cloud nine
- be out of the question
- be six feet under
- be with someone
- be yellow
- be (a) chicken
- big cheese
- big shoes to fill
- big shot
- binge drinking
- binge eating
- binge watching
- birthday suit
- birth one’s food baby
- bite one’s tongue
- black sheep (of the family)
- bolt from the blue
- bone of contention
- brain freeze
- breadwinner
- break a leg
- break the habit
- bring home the bacon
- bundle of nerves
- burn one’s bridges
- burn the midnight oil
- bury the hatchet
- bury the past
- buy a pig in a poke
C
- call it a day
- call one’s bluff
- can’t make heads or tails of something
- carnal knowledge
- carrot and stick
- cast pearls before swine
- chicken out
- cold comfort
- cold turkey
- come clean
- come out (of the closet)
- common sense
- con artist
- cook the books
- cool as a cucumber
- cool beans
- copycat
- cost an arm and a leg
- cost a small fortune
- could eat a horse
- cry over spilt milk
- curiosity killed the cat
- cushy job
- cut the cheese
D
- dead end
- dead tired
- dead-end job
- die on the vine
- does a bear shit in the woods
- does Dolly Parton sleep on her back
- don’t dip your pen in the company ink
- don’t shit where you eat
- don’t judge a book by its cover
- drive a hard bargain
- drive somebody crazy
- drive somebody nuts
- drive someone up the wall
- drive stick (shift)
- drop someone a line
E
F
- face the music
- fall on deaf ears
- feed the ducks
- feel blue
- feel something in one’s bones
- fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down
- find fault with
- fishy
- fit the bill
- fixer-upper
- flip the bird
- flog a dead horse
- foot the bill
- french letters
- from time to time
- full of beans
- funny bone
G
- get cold feet
- get on like a house on fire
- get to the bottom of something
- get up with the lark
- get (one’s) knickers in a twist
- gift from the gods
- gift of gab
- give rein
- give up on
- golden shower
- good for you
- got it on lock
- go blank
- go by the book
- go like clockwork
- go south
- go to hell in a handbasket
- go to the dogs
- go under
- grab a bite
- guilty pleasure
H
- half-baked
- hard nut to crack
- has the cat got your tongue
- have ants in one’s pants
- have a beef with someone/something
- have a change of heart
- have a long face
- have goose bumps
- have one’s finger in the pie
- have the guts (to do something)
- head start
- heaven on earth
- hit a snag
- hit the books
- hit the nail on the head
- hit the sack
- hold one’s horses
- hold the pistol at someone’s head
- holier than Caesar’s wife
- holy cow
- hunger is the best sauce
- hush money
I
- if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
- in any case
- in a nutshell
- in less than no time
- in the black
- in the red
- in the sack
- is the Pope Catholic
- it doesn’t ring a bell
- it sucks
- it will never fly
- it’s all Greek to me
- it’s brick out there
- it’s pouring down
- it’s raining cats and dogs
- I wasn’t born yesterday
K
L
- last straw
- last word
- lead someone by the nose
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave no stone unturned
- let sleeping dogs lie
- let the cat out of the bag
- life is not a bowl of cherries
- like a water on duck’s back
- like father, like son
- like throwing peas at the wall
- lion’s share
- live in clover
- load of crap
- load of nonsense
- lollipop lady
- lose heart
M
- mad as a hatter
- make amends
- make a beeline
- make a monkey out of somebody
- make a mountain ouf of a molehill
- make ends meet
- make no bones about something
- make one’s day
- make peanuts
- make up one’s mind
- mean business
- measure twice, cut once
- mind one’s own business
- monkey around
- monkey business
- monkey see, monkey do
- more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys
- move with the times
- mum’s the word
N
- nail-biter
- neck of the woods
- nervous wreck
- never mind
- never say die
- never say never
- nobody cares two hoots about it
- nothing ventured, nothing gained
- not for all the tea in China
- not have anything between the ears
- not my cup of tea
- not one iota
- not the brightest light in the harbor
- not the sharpest knife in the drawer
- not the sharpest tool in the shed
- not trust somebody an inch
- no pain, no gain
- no room to swing a cat
O
P
- paint the town red
- pain in the ass
- pain in the neck
- part and parcel
- pay through the nose
- pearl necklace
- pet peeve
- piece of cake
- pigheaded
- poison-pen letter
- potato phone
- pot calling the kettle black
- practice makes perfect
- promise the moon
- pull one’s leg
- push up daisies
- put all eggs in one basket
- put a bow on it
- put a sock in it
- put the cart before the horse
- put two and two together
R
S
- safe and sound
- safe bet
- scared shitless
- screw up
- see how the sausage gets made
- see red
- sell like hotcakes
- shake a leg
- shake like a leaf
- shame on you
- shoot the breeze
- shoulder the blame
- sight for sore eyes
- silver bullet
- sing a different song
- sink or swim
- sit something out
- skate on thin ice
- sleeping policeman
- smartass
- smart cookie
- so far so good
- speak of the devil
- stag party
- stand on one’s own two feet
- stick to one’s guns
- stool pigeon
- storm in a teacup
- swan around
T
- taken aback
- takes one to know one
- take a cat nap
- take forty winks
- take its toll
- take somebody under one’s wing
- take something for granted
- take something with a pinch of salt
- take up the reins
- take (one) to the cleaners
- talk back
- taste one’s own medicine
- that train has left the station
- that’s a different kettle of fish
- the jury is (still) out
- the light’s on but no one’s home
- the middle of nowhere
- the more the merrier
- the same in blue
- the ship has sailed
- the straw that broke the camel’s back
- the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine
- think straight
- throw a wet blanket on something
- throw in the towel
- throw money down the drain
- tip of the iceberg
- top banana
- toss some cookies
- to be cut from the same cloth
- turkey
- twist somebody’s arm
- two bricks short of a load