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English idioms related to Influence & Involvement
swan song
swan song
[Podstatné jméno]

the last important thing that a person does before their retirement or death

labutí píseň, poslední velké dílo

labutí píseň, poslední velké dílo

Ex: The legendary musician's farewell concert was considered his swan song, a perfect culmination of his career. 
to [be] all up
to be all up
[fráze]

(of any finite resource) to be completely or nearly finished

být skoro pryč, docházet

být skoro pryč, docházet

Ex: The party was all up by the time I arrived, and most people had already gone home. 
to [bring] {sth} to naught

to cause something to fail in achieving any success or fulfilling any expectation

přivést něco vniveč, zmařit něco

přivést něco vniveč, zmařit něco

Ex: Despite his ambitious plans, unexpected setbacks brought his dreams of entrepreneurship to naught. 
to [come] to naught

to completely fail to achieve any success or fulfill one's expectation

přijít vniveč, skončit bez výsledku

přijít vniveč, skončit bez výsledku

Ex: Despite their hard work, the project came to naught due to unforeseen challenges. 
to [call] it a day

to stop working or participating in an activity, usually at the end of the day or when one feels that they have done enough

pro dnešek skončit, zabalit to pro dnešek

pro dnešek skončit, zabalit to pro dnešek

Ex: After hours of painting the house, they decided to call it a day and finish the job tomorrow. 
to [draw] a line under {sth}

to decide to put an end to something by dealing with it

udělat za něčím tlustou čáru, uzavřít věc

udělat za něčím tlustou čáru, uzavřít věc

Ex: After the heated argument, the family decided to draw a line under the disagreement and focus on reconciling. 
{sb} has left the building

used to say that a person has definitely left an activity or place and will not change their mind about it

definitivně odešel, už se nevrátí

definitivně odešel, už se nevrátí

Ex: After the intense argument, John announced that he had left the building and would no longer engage in the dispute. 
to [lay|put] {sth} to rest

to prove to someone that what they believe in or think about is not true

definitivně něco vyvrátit, ukončit pochybnosti

definitivně něco vyvrátit, ukončit pochybnosti

Ex: After a thorough investigation, the police were able to put the rumors of foul play to rest and confirm it was an accident. 
to [pull] the plug

to prevent the occurrence or continuation of an activity

definitivně to stopnout, nadobro to ukončit

definitivně to stopnout, nadobro to ukončit

Ex: When the funding ran out, the organization had no choice but to pull the plug on their research project. 
to [put] paid to {sth}

to make something end, particularly by ruining what was planned

zhatit něco, udělat něčemu konec

zhatit něco, udělat něčemu konec

Ex: The unexpected rainstorm put paid to our beach vacation plans. 
to [put] the brakes on

to prevent something from happening or making more progress

přibrzdit něco, zastavit postup něčeho

přibrzdit něco, zastavit postup něčeho

Ex: Faced with rising costs, the company had to put the brakes on their ambitious expansion plans. 
to [give] {sth} a rest

to put a sudden stop to something one was doing for some time

dát si od něčeho pokoj, na chvíli s tím přestat

dát si od něčeho pokoj, na chvíli s tím přestat

Ex: I have been giving team fishing a rest this season. 
to [kiss] {sth} goodbye

to accept the fact that one has lost something and might never be able to get it back

dát něčemu sbohem, smířit se se ztrátou něčeho

dát něčemu sbohem, smířit se se ztrátou něčeho

Ex: When she missed her flight, she had to kiss her vacation plans goodbye. 
to [give] up {sth} as a bad job

to decide that it is impossible to help something succeed because there seems to be no hope

vzdát něco jako marné, odepsat něco jako beznadějné

vzdát něco jako marné, odepsat něco jako beznadějné

Ex: After months of flooding, the construction workers had to give up rebuilding the damaged bridge as a bad job. 
to [kiss] {one's} [ass] goodbye

to prepare oneself for death, dismissal, etc.

připravit se na nejhorší, počítat s koncem

připravit se na nejhorší, počítat s koncem

Ex: I knew I'd kissed my ass goodbye after I talked back to the sergeant during training. 
to [close] the [book] on {sth}

to put an end to something, particularly something bad, that has been going on for some time

uzavřít za něčím kapitolu, udělat za něčím tečku

uzavřít za něčím kapitolu, udělat za něčím tečku

Ex: Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously. 
a thing of the past

something that does not exist or happen anymore due to being replaced by something more modern or desirable

přežitek, zastaralá věc

přežitek, zastaralá věc

Ex: With the advent of digital cameras, film photography has become a thing of the past for most people. 
to [wipe] {sb/sth} off the (map|face of the earth)

to remove or destroy someone or something completely

vymazat z mapy, zcela zničit

vymazat z mapy, zcela zničit

Ex: The natural disaster had the power to wipe entire towns off the map, leaving behind only debris. 
to [go] out the (of|) window

(of a quality, idea, or principle) to not longer exist or be forgotten

vzít za své, jít stranou

vzít za své, jít stranou

Ex: When the unexpected financial crisis hit, the company's expansion plans went out the window. 
to [wither] on the vine

(of a plan or course of action) to fail to succeed or produce the expected results

vyšumět do ztracena, zhasnout hned v zárodku

vyšumět do ztracena, zhasnout hned v zárodku

Ex: The once-promising startup began to wither on the vine when it failed to secure additional funding. 
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