locust - saranče

noun - a large insect, similar to a grasshopper, that flies in large groups and destroys plants

 

animal - hrubián, bestie, dobytek, zvíře (člověk)

noun - a cruel or violent person or someone who is rude

 

beast - surovec, hrubián, bestie, zvíře (člověk)

noun, formal - a cruel person

beast of burden - tažné zvíře

noun - an animal that pulls or carries things

 

grow to like - oblíbit si

verb, formal - to start to like something or someone

 

saddle with - hodit na krk (něco nepříjemného)

verb - to give someone an unpleasant responsibility or a difficult job that they do not want

 

saddle up - osedlat

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

 

in the saddle - u moci, v silné pozici, ovládající situaci

adverb - in a position of power, control and authority

 

saddle - hřbet (maso k jídlu)

noun - a piece of meat from the back of an animal, e.g. a lamb or a hare

saddle - sedátko, sedlo (motorky, kola)

noun - a seat on a bicycle or a motorcycle

 

gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 

turn tail - vzít nohy na ramena, vzít do zaječích

verb - to run away from a dangerous situation

 

with tail between legs - jako zpráskaný pes

adverb - with shame

 

chase tails - nehnout se z místa, točit se v kruzích

verb - not to accomplish anything in spite of working hard

 

on someone's tail - za zadkem

adverb - directly behind somebody