be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný
BrE
/bi ɔ:l ˌfɪŋgəz ən'θʌmz/
AmE
/bi ɔ:l ˌfɪŋgəz ən'θʌmz/

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

 
turn the other cheek - nastavit druhou tvář, nereagovat agresivně, nereagovat na násilí násilím
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n ðiʌðə 'tʃi:k/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn ðiʌðər 'tʃi:k/

verb - to stay calm and avoid reacting in an aggressive way after someone has attacked you or made you angry

 
not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)
BrE
/nɒt lɪft ə 'fɪŋgə/
AmE
/nɑ:t lɪft ə 'fɪŋgər/

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 
Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina
BrE
/əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/
AmE
/əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 
a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
eggshell - pololesklá barva
BrE
/'egʃel/
AmE
/'egʃel/

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 
menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/'menju:/
AmE
/'menju:/

noun - the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website

 
24/7 - nonstop
BrE
/ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

stag beetle
stag beetle - roháč (brouk)
BrE
/'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'stægˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer

dung beetle
dung beetle - brouk hovnivál, hovnivál, hnojník (brouk)
BrE
/'dʌŋˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'dʌŋˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a type of insect that feed on the feces of animals

shard
shard - krovka
BrE
/'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rd/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

feeler
feeler - tykadlo
BrE
/'fi:lə/
AmE
/'fi:lər/

noun - one of the two long parts on the head of an insect

mandible
mandible - kusadlo
BrE
/'mændɪbl/
AmE
/'mændɪbl/

noun - a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food

elytron
elytron - krovka
BrE
/'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
/'elɪtrɑ:n/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings