secateurs - zahradnické nůžky

noun, British English - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs

 

runaway - uprchlý

adjective - having left or escaped from somewhere or someone

 

court of law - soud

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

courthouse - budova soudu, soud, soudní dvůr, soudní budova

noun, American English - a place where a judge and a jury decides about legal cases

 

burdensome - těžký, tíživý, zatěžující

adjective, formal - causing difficulty

 

unburden - svěřit se, ulevit si, vyzpovídat se

verb - to tell someone something that troubles you so that you feel better

deploy - otevřít (např. padák), rozevřít, spustit (např. plachty)

verb - to open something, to make something ready to use

alpine - skalnička, vysokohorská rostlina

noun - a plant that grows in high mountain areas and is usually quite small

 

rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 

packed like sardines - namačkaní jako sardinky

adjective, informal - pressed tightly together in a place

 

compare apples and oranges - míchat jablka s hruškami (srovnávat nesrovnatelné)

verb - comparing things which are completely different from each other

 

mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

butter - namazat máslem

verb - to spread butter on something

 

butter up - podlézat, přehnaně lichotit, mazat med kolem huby

verb, informal - to say nice things to someone because you want them to do something for you

 

cherrypick - vybírat si (jen to nejlepší)

verb, informal - to choose only the best and leave the rest for others