Common Czech idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Czech idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning.
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- koukat si na mouchy
- to daydream or be lost in thought
- koupit kota v pytli
- to buy something unseen, to buy a pig in a poke
- mít hlavu v oblacích
- to have one's head in the clouds, to be absent-minded
- být na mizině
- to be broke, to be penniless
- psí počasí
- bad weather, foul weather
- dělat si z někoho blázna
- to make a fool of someone, to mock someone
- být v pěkné bryndě
- to be in a mess, to be in trouble
- koukat na svět skrz růžové brýle
- to see the world through rose-colored glasses, to be optimistic
- má to háček
- there is a catch, there is a trick to it
- být hluchý jako pařez
- to be deaf as a doornail, to be completely deaf
- chytat mouchy
- to daydream, to loaf about
- padat z nebe
- to be a surprise, to come unexpectedly
- být v sedmém nebi
- to be in seventh heaven, to be extremely happy
- dělat z komára vrbu
- to make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate
- chodit v kůži někoho
- to be in someone's shoes, to be in someone else's situation
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