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{one's} cup of tea [fráze]

a type of activity, subject, etc. that one is very good at or enjoys very much

Ex: Teaching was n’t his cup of tea , so he pursued engineering instead .

piece of cake [fráze]

anything that is very easy to achieve or do

Ex: Running five miles is a piece of cake for him ; he 's a marathon runner .

to [take] {sth} with a pinch of salt [fráze]

to not take something seriously or to only partially accept it

Ex: If I were you , I ’d take his advice with a pinch of salt .

to [spill] the beans [fráze]

to reveal a secret that one was asked not to tell anyone

Ex: The journalist promised to protect their source 's identity but ended up spilling the beans during a live interview .

to [go] pear-shaped [fráze]

to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome

Ex: I was trying to fix the leaky faucet , but then everything went pear-shaped and I ended up flooding the bathroom .

to [cry] over spilled milk [fráze]

to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone

Ex: I missed the bus to work this morning , but no need to cry over spilled milk .

once in a blue moon [fráze]

used for saying that something can only happen on very rare occasions

Ex: They visit their grandparents ' farm once in a blue moon to reconnect with their rural roots .

to [see] eye to eye [fráze]

to completely agree with someone and understand their point of view

Ex: The team members had different approaches to problem-solving , but through open communication , they managed to see eye to eye and reach effective solutions .

cold feet [Podstatné jméno]

strach

Ex: They had cold feet about moving to a new city , fearing the unknown and leaving behind familiar surroundings .

Měli studené nohy ohledně stěhování do nového města, báli se neznámého a opouštěli známé prostředí.

to [pull] {one's} leg [fráze]

to joke with someone in a friendly manner by trying to make them believe something that is not true

Ex:

an arm and (a|) leg [fráze]

a large sum of money

Ex: The medical treatment for her condition was so costly that it felt like it would cost an arm and a leg .

to [break] the ice [fráze]

to make two or more strangers get comfortable with each other and engage in a conversation

Ex: Sometimes a simple smile and a friendly greeting are all it takes to break the ice with a stranger .

Cambridge English: PET (B1 Předběžný)
Počasí a Ekologie	Scénické umění a události	Socializace a vztahy	Aktivity a Záliby
Dovolená a Cestovní ruch	Profese	Role v umění a médiích	Podnikání a zaměstnání
Transportation	Cestovní logistika a stav	Žánry a obsah	Média a vysílání
Kvality a Podmínky	Potravinové položky	Vaření a Chutě	Idiomatické výrazy
Příznaky a zranění	Léčby a Zotavení	Social Media	Oblečení a Móda
Nakupování a transakce	Obchody a Podniky	Zvířata a části zvířat	Krajiny a Tvary Terénu
Obecné akce a výrazy	Pozitivní pocity	Obtížné Pocity	Vzdělávání a akademický svět
Household	Dům a Majetek	Povahové rysy	Soutěž a Vybavení
Sport a Lidé	Technologie a zasílání zpráv	Fyzický vzhled	Koncepty a procesy
Jazyk a komunikace