| cz |
en |
| je to velmi obtizne/nemozne | it is like getting blood out of a stone |
| find out what somebody knows/thinks by asking questions | to pick somebody's brain |
| have a sudden good idea | to have a brainwave |
| think repeatedly about someone or something | to have somebody/something on the brain (informal) |
| think hard to remember something or to find a solution | to rack one's brain about something |
| to be very stupid | have shit for brains (American & Australian, taboo) |
| to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do | pick someone's brains |
| to spend a lot of time worrying about a problem and thinking about how to deal with it | beat your brains out |
| their mind is not working effectively, usually because they are very tired or very bored | be brain dead (humorous) |
| byl jsem [nudou/strachy,...] mimo | I was [bored/scared/worried etc.] out of my mind |
| you have been worrying about it and you are pleased that the problem has now been solved | it's a weight off my mind |
| to be unable to decide about something | be in/of two minds |
| to remember a piece of information when you are making decisions or thinking about a matter | bear/keep in mind |
| to shock or surprise you | boggle the mind |
| to cause you to think of someone or something | bring something/someone to mind |
| to stop thinking about something | get something out of your mind |
| it does not work or move the way you want it to, as if it is controlling itself (a machine or vehicle) | have a mind of its own (humorous) |
| in your imagination or memory | in your mind's eye |
| to decide what to choose | make up your mind |
| Starej se o sebe! | Mind your own business! (informal) |
| nekdo kdo umi cist myslenky | mind-reader |
| to cause someone to stop worrying | put someone's mind at ease |
| to make someone stop worrying | put/set someone's mind at rest |
| to know what someone is thinking without being told. | read someone's mind (humorous) |
| to say exactly what you think or feel | speak your mind |
| to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts | spring to mind |
| in my opinion | to my mind |
| to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry | take your mind off someone/something |
| violence shown on television, film, or in the theatre, where people are seen being injured or killed | blood and guts (informal) |
| a feeling that you are certain is right, even if you cannot explain why | a gut feeling |
| a reaction that is based on your immediate feelings about someone or something | a gut reaction |
| to work very hard or to use a lot of effort to do something | slog/sweat/work your guts out (informal) |
| to trust your feelings when deciding what to do | go with your gut |
| to tell secret or personal information | spill your guts |
| to tell someone all about yourself, especially your problems | spill your guts (American & Australian, informal) |
500 Words
