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101 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Slovak dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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102 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.) hojdací kôň2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) obľúbená téma -
103 hunch
(an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence: I have a hunch he'll be late.) tušenie, predtucha, podozrenie- hunchbacked
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104 inkling
['iŋkliŋ](a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) tušenie, zdanie -
105 intriguing
adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) pútavý -
106 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) prenáhlene usúdiť, žeEnglish-Slovak dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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107 meet (someone) halfway
(to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise: I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.) vyjsť v ústrety na pol cesty -
108 meet (someone) halfway
(to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise: I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.) vyjsť v ústrety na pol cesty -
109 megalomania
[meɡələ'meiniə](the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.) velikášstvo -
110 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) vzdušný zámok, vidina -
111 seize on
(to accept with enthusiasm: I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea.) chytiť sa (čoho) -
112 slightest
adjective ((often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all: I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her.) najmenší -
113 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) obľúbiť si, zvyknúť si2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) dať sa na -
114 washout
noun ((an idea, project, person etc which is) a complete failure: She was a complete washout as a secretary.) neúspech, fiasko; smoliar -
115 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) či... alebo...
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