doom and gloom - pocit sklíčenosti, pesimismu, zoufalství
BrE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/
AmE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

 
culture vulture - člověk posedlý kulturou a kulturním vyžitím
BrE
/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/
AmE
/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/

noun, informal - someone who is very interested in art, music, literature and similar things

 
chock-a-block - natřískaný, namačkaný, přeplněný
BrE
/ˌtʃɒkə'blɒk/
AmE
/ˌtʃɑ:kə'blɑ:k/

adjective, British English, informal - completely full of things or people

 
chop shop - ilegální dílna (kde rozebírají kradená auta)
BrE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/
AmE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

noun, informal - a place or garage where stolen vehicles are dismantled

 
brain drain - odliv mozků (vzdělaných lidí do jiné země)
BrE
/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/
AmE
/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

noun, informal - the situation when qualified and skilled people move to a different country where they can earn more money

 
toy boy - zajíček (výrazně mladší partner ženy)
BrE
/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

 
boy toy - zajíček (výrazně mladší partner ženy)
BrE
/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/
AmE
/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

 
shred - roztrhat, rozcupovat, natrhat, rozsekat (na malé kousky)
BrE
/'ʃred/
AmE
/'ʃred/

verb - to tear or cut something into very small pieces

 
combustible - hořlavý
BrE
/kəm'bʌstəbl/
AmE
/kəm'bʌstəbl/

adjective, formal - able to start burning easily

 
gobsmacked - ohromený, paf, zaražený, vyvedený z míry
BrE
/'gɒbsmækt/
AmE
/'gɑ:bsmækt/

adjective, British English, informal - shocked, surprised, unable to say anything

 
down - v depresi, smutný, na dně
BrE
/'daʊn/
AmE
/'daʊn/

adjective - very sad or depressed

line
line - vystlat, potáhnout, obložit (vnitřek)
BrE
/'laɪn/
AmE
/'laɪn/

verb - to cover the inside of something with a thin layer of another material

 
scared stiff - vyděšený, vystrašený (k smrti), zkamenělý (hrůzou)
BrE
/ˌskeəd'stɪf/
AmE
/ˌskerd'stɪf/

adjective - petrified, extremely scared

offended
offended - uražený, dotčený
BrE
/ə'fendɪd/
AmE
/ə'fendɪd/

adjective - feeling angry, annoyed or unhappy because of something that somebody said

stuffing
stuffing - nádivka (např. do kuřete)
BrE
/'stʌfɪŋ/
AmE
/'stʌfɪŋ/

noun - a mixture of food, such as bread, onion and herbs, that you put inside a chicken, turkey or pepper and cook it, it can also be cooked separately