Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina
BrE
/əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/
AmE
/əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 
a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
eggshell - pololesklá barva
BrE
/'egʃel/
AmE
/'egʃel/

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 
menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/'menju:/
AmE
/'menju:/

noun - the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website

 
24/7 - nonstop
BrE
/ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

 
blend in - zapadnout, splývat, splynout
BrE
/ˌblend'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌblend'ɪn/

verb - to look similar or almost the same as the surroundings

blend
blend - prolínat se, propojit, smíchat, míchat, hodit se k sobě
BrE
/'blend/
AmE
/'blend/

verb - to combine two or more things together, usually in an effective or attractive way

 
alas - běda, bohužel, žel bohu, želbohu
BrE
/ə'lɑ:s/
AmE
/ə'læs/

interjection - an exclamation that expresses grief, pity, regret

 
gold digger - zlatokopka
BrE
/'gəʊldˌdɪgə/
AmE
/'goʊldˌdɪgər/

noun, informal - an attractive woman who dates rich men to get their money

 
high-maintenance - náročný, náročný na údržbu
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪtənəns/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪt̬ənəns/

adjective - needing a lot of attention, care or repair

 
low-maintenance - nenáročný, nenáročný na údržbu, téměř bezúdržbový
BrE
/ˌləʊ'meɪtənəns/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'meɪt̬ənəns/

adjective - not needing a lot of attention, care or repair

 
alimony - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'æləməni/
AmE
/'æləmoʊni/

noun, American English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
maintenance - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun, British English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
maintenance - udržení, zachování
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun - the act of making something continue in the same way or at the same standard