scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible

 
crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)
BrE
/'krʊk/
AmE
/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

dinner jacket
dinner jacket - smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie

 
baloney - blbosti, nesmysly, voloviny
BrE
/bə'ləʊni/
AmE
/bə'loʊni/

noun, American English, informal - nonsense or lies

 
drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat
BrE
/ˌdrɒp ð'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p ð'bɔ:l/

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless

trusty
trusty - věrný, spolehlivý, lety prověřený
BrE
/'trʌsti/
AmE
/'trʌsti/

adjective - that you have had for a long time and you can always rely on (often used humorously)

hatch out
hatch out - vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/

verb - (of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out

 
natty - jako ze škatulky, šik, nažehlený, upravený, úhledný
BrE
/'næti/
AmE
/'næti/

adjective, informal - very stylish and fashionable

 
demeanour - vystupování, chování, způsoby
BrE
/dɪ'mi:nə/
AmE
/dɪ'mi:nər/

noun, formal - the way someone behaves, speaks and looks etc.

 
gangway - nástupní můstek (u lodě), lodní lávka
BrE
/'gæŋweɪ/
AmE
/'gæŋweɪ/

noun - a board or a small bridge between the side of a ship and the shore for people to walk on

 
the naked eye - pouhé oko
BrE
/ðəˌneɪkɪd'aɪ/
AmE
/ðəˌneɪkɪd'aɪ/

noun - unaided human vision, without the assistance of any optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars

 
scabby - strupovitý, pokrytý strupy
BrE
/'skæbi/
AmE
/'skæbi/

adjective - covered with patches of rough surface

 
shrinkage - úbytek, ztráta, snížení, sražení, smrštění
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/

noun - the act of becoming smaller; the process of shrinking

 
shrunken - scvrklý, sražený, smrštěný, seschlý, ochablý, menší
BrE
/'ʃrʌŋkən/
AmE
/'ʃrʌŋkən/

adjective - (usually before noun) smaller than before; less important or less attractive than before