idioms with mind, brain, guts

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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)  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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