doom and gloom - pocit sklíčenosti, pesimismu, zoufalství

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

 

culture vulture - člověk posedlý kulturou a kulturním vyžitím

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

 

chock-a-block - natřískaný, namačkaný, přeplněný

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

 

chop shop - ilegální dílna (kde rozebírají kradená auta)

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

 

brain drain - odliv mozků (vzdělaných lidí do jiné země)

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)

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

 

boy toy - zajíček (výrazně mladší partner ženy)

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

 

wilderness area - chráněná krajina, chráněná oblast

noun, American English - a piece of land protected by the government

 

shameful - ostudný, hanebný

adjective - (of actions or behaviour) making you feel ashamed

 

principal - hlavní, ústřední, základní, nejdůležitější

adjective - main, most important

help oneself to - posloužit si, nabídnout si, vzít si

verb - to take something you want without asking permission or after being offered it

 

sportsmanlike - sportovní, férový

adjective - behaving in a fair and respectful way when playing sport

 

unsportsmanlike - nesportovní, nečestný

adjective - behaving in an unfair, dishonest or disrespectful way when playing sport

 

heaven forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

 

God forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen