Czech Idioms

A curated set of 10 idioms in Czech — literal translations, real meanings, and where each one comes from.

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• Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide. Literally: To have butter on your head.
• Je to za vodou — To be out of trouble; home free. Literally: It's past the water.
• Dělat z komára velblouda — To blow something tiny wildly out of proportion. Literally: To make a camel out of a mosquito.
• Spadnout z višně — To be naive and clueless about how things really work. Literally: To fall from a cherry tree.
• Mít kliku — To be lucky. Literally: To have a door handle.
• Házet flintu do žita — To give up prematurely. Literally: To throw the rifle into the rye.
• Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind. Literally: To have all five together.
• Být v rejži — To be in trouble. Literally: To be in the rice.
• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late. Literally: To come with a little cross after the funeral.
• Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock. Literally: To make a long nose.

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