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It's a stressful job, and I have to keep my emotions in check
Je to stresující práce a já musím držet své emoce na uzdě.
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Když přijdu domů, můžu si vylít srdce manželovi: vůbec mu to nevadí!
When I go home, I can pour my heart out to my husband: he doesn't mind at all!
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= to limit something: (držet na uzdě)
Thankfully, the firebreaks ... the flames .... .
Foods that release carbs slowly help to ... hunger ... .
Thankfully, the firebreaks held the flames in check.Foods that release carbs slowly help to keep hunger in check.
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Naučila se držet svůj temperament na uzdě.
She has learned to keep her temper in check.
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idiom; vylít si srdce
= to tell someone your secret feelings and things that worry you, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them:
I ... to him and then he told all his friends what I'd said.
I poured my heart out to him and then he told all his friends what I'd said
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phrasal verb
něco v sobě dusit, potlačovat
= to refuse to talk about something that angers or worries you:
Feelings that had been ... for years came flooding out.
Feelings that had been bottled up for years came flooding out.
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V jejich hádkách nemohu nikomu stranit.
I can't take sides in their argument
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V této záležitosti jsem na vaší straně
I'm on your side in this matter
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Vždy straní mému bratrovi.
She always sides with my brother.
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Vylil si u mě srdce.
He poured his heart out to me.
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Don't take sides ... this issue
Don't take sides on this issue
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Musí udržet svůj hněv na uzdě
He must keep his anger in check
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Na čí straně jsi?
Whose side are you on
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Nepotlačujte/ neuzavírejte se před svými emocemi.
Don't bottle up your feelings
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Umírám touhou po kávě.
I'm dying for a coffee.
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Leze mi na nervy
She rubs me up the wrong way
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Has all the chaos subsided at home?
-Yes, we're back on an ... again.
- Has all the chaos subsided at home?
- -Yes, we're back on an even keel again.
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Does your brother support you?
No, he always ... with my sister. It's not fair!
- Does your brother support you?
- No, he always sides with my sister. It's not fair!
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You seemed angry at the meeting.
Yeah, it took me ages to ... down afterwards.
- You seemed angry at the meeting.
- Yeah, it took me ages to cool/calm down down afterwards.
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Did your boss speak to you about being late?
Yes, he had a ... me again
- Did your boss speak to you about being late?
- Yes, he had a go at me again
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Did you enjoy meeting Louis?
Oh yes, I'd been ... to meet him for ages
- Did you enjoy meeting Louis?
- Oh yes, I'd been dying to meet him for ages
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I thought he was going to explode.
Yeah, but somehow he kept his temper in ...
- I thought he was going to explode.
- Yeah, but somehow he kept his temper in check
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Why were they fighting?
Well, violence ... up very easily in that area
- Why were they fighting?
- Well, violence flares up very easily in that area
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He needs to calm down.
Well, that's easier ... . He's incredibly upset.
- He needs to calm down.
- Well, that's easier said than done. He's incredibly upset.
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Don't you like Cheryl?
She's OK but she just rubs me ...
- Don't you like Cheryl?
- She's OK but she just rubs me up the wrong way
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I feel so tense inside.
That's because you ... your feelings.
- I feel so tense inside.
- That's because you bottle up your feelings.
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