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idioms with mind, brain, guts

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