rhinestone
rhinestone - štrasový kamínek (skleněná napodobenina drahokamu)
BrE
/'raɪnstəʊn/
AmE
/'raɪnstoʊn/

noun - a jewel made of glass that is designed to resemble a gem or diamond

 
abomination - nehoráznost, ohavnost
BrE
/əˌbɒmɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌbɑ:mɪ'neɪʃn/

noun, formal - something extremely offensive; something causing hatred and disgust

spark plug
spark plug - zapalovací svíčka (motoru)
BrE
/'spɑ:kˌplʌg/
AmE
/'spɑ:rkˌplʌg/

noun - a device in an internal combustion engine that produces an electric spark to ignite the mixture of air and fuel

eye-rolling
eye-rolling - způsobující obrácení očí v sloup, způsobující kroucení očima
BrE
/'aɪˌrəʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'aɪˌroʊlɪŋ/

adjective, informal - making you move your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

eye-roll
eye-roll - obrácení očí v sloup, zakroucení očima
BrE
/'aɪˌrəʊl/
AmE
/'aɪˌroʊl/

noun - the act of moving your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

 
knob - kousek, hrudka, kostka, oříšek (např. másla)
BrE
/'nɒb/
AmE
/'nɑ:b/

noun, British English - a small piece of something, e.g. butter

marten
marten - kuna
BrE
/'mɑ:tɪn/
AmE
/'mɑ:rtn/

noun - a small animal carnivorous mammal with bushy tail that is valued for its fur

 
rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu
BrE
/ˌrɒb 'pi:tə tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b 'pi:t̬ər tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɑ:l/

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt

 
rob somebody blind - oškubat, totálně okrást
BrE
/ˌrɒb sʌmbədi 'blaɪnd/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b sʌmbədi 'blaɪnd/

verb - to steal everything from somebody

 
rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího
BrE
/ˌrɒb ðə'kreɪdl/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b ðə'kreɪdl/

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 
rob of - připravit o
BrE
/'rɒb əv/
AmE
/'rɑ:b əv/

verb - to deprive somebody of something

 
stir up - rozdmýchat (vášně), rozvířit (emoce)
BrE
/ˌstɜ:'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɜ:r'ʌp/

verb - to make someone feel strong, usually negative emotions

 
put off - nechat někoho čekat, zrušit schůzku s někým
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to cancel a meeting with someone, to make someone wait

 
creature comforts - komfort, pohodlí
BrE
/ˌkri:tʃə'kʌmfəts/
AmE
/ˌkri:tʃər'kʌmfərts/

noun - the physical and material items or conditions that contribute to a person's well-being and satisfaction in life

tummy button
tummy button - pupík, pupek
BrE
/'tʌmibʌtn/
AmE
/'tʌmibʌt̬n/

noun, British English, informal - a navel, the small part in the middle of your belly