A1 Idiom Informal

Je to v suchu

It's in the dry

Significado

Everything is sorted out or safe.

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Contexto cultural

In Slovak villages, 'v suchu' is still used literally for wood and hay. If your winter wood is 'v suchu', you will be warm. Many neighboring countries (Czechia, Poland, Germany) have similar 'dryness' idioms, reflecting a shared agricultural history. Commentators often use this when a team is winning by a large margin near the end of the game. Younger generations use it frequently in gaming and texting to mean 'Mission accomplished'.

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Use it for relief

This phrase is best used when you feel a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.

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Check the preposition

Always use 'v'. Using 'na' changes the meaning to being broke or stuck.

Significado

Everything is sorted out or safe.

💡

Use it for relief

This phrase is best used when you feel a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.

⚠️

Check the preposition

Always use 'v'. Using 'na' changes the meaning to being broke or stuck.

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Combine with 'Sme'

Use 'Sme v suchu' when you are with a group of friends to build team spirit.

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Sports context

Listen for this during Slovak ice hockey games; it's a favorite of commentators.

Ponte a prueba

Fill in the missing word to complete the idiom.

Mám tú prácu! Už je to v _______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: suchu

The correct form is 'v suchu'.

Match the situation to the correct phrase.

You just found out you passed your driving test.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Je to v suchu!

'Je to v suchu' is used for successful completion of a goal.

Which sentence is grammatically correct and natural?

Choose one:

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Sme v suchu, policajti nás nevideli.

'V suchu' is the correct idiom; 'na suchu' means something else, and 'v sucho' is grammatically wrong.

Complete the dialogue.

A: 'Kúpil si tie lístky na hokej?' B: 'Áno, _______.'

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: je to v suchu

'Je to v suchu' confirms the task is successfully done.

🎉 Puntuación: /4

Ayudas visuales

V Suchu vs. Na Suchu

V Suchu (Good)
Safe V bezpečí
Successful Úspešný
Na Suchu (Bad)
Broke Bez peňazí
Stuck Zaseknutý

Banco de ejercicios

4 ejercicios
Fill in the missing word to complete the idiom. Fill Blank A1

Mám tú prácu! Už je to v _______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: suchu

The correct form is 'v suchu'.

Match the situation to the correct phrase. situation_matching A1

You just found out you passed your driving test.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Je to v suchu!

'Je to v suchu' is used for successful completion of a goal.

Which sentence is grammatically correct and natural? Choose A2

Choose one:

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Sme v suchu, policajti nás nevideli.

'V suchu' is the correct idiom; 'na suchu' means something else, and 'v sucho' is grammatically wrong.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: 'Kúpil si tie lístky na hokej?' B: 'Áno, _______.'

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: je to v suchu

'Je to v suchu' confirms the task is successfully done.

🎉 Puntuación: /4

Preguntas frecuentes

10 preguntas

Literally, yes, but people will think you are making a joke. For laundry, just say 'Bielizeň je suchá.'

Not at all, but it is informal. Don't use it with your professor or a judge.

There isn't a direct idiomatic opposite like 'v mokru'. You would just say 'Je to v háji' (It's in the grove/ruined) or 'Sme v problémoch'.

No, 'v suchu' is a fixed phrase. It stays the same.

Only if the interviewer is very casual and you have already been offered the job. Otherwise, stay formal.

Yes, it is identical in Czech and used the same way.

Yes, this is very common and means 'I have it sorted.'

It means to be without something essential, usually money or water. 'Som na suchu' = 'I am broke.'

It's more of an idiom than slang. Most adults use it, not just kids.

It's like the 'ch' in 'Loch Ness' or the German 'Bach'. A soft scraping in the back of the throat.

Frases relacionadas

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Máme to vo vrecku

synonym

We have it in the bag.

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Je to vybavené

similar

It's settled.

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Ostať na suchu

contrast

To be left high and dry.

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Išlo to ako po masle

builds on

It went like clockwork/butter.

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