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

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

 
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

off-licence
off-licence - prodejna alkoholu
BrE
/'ɒf laɪsns/
AmE
/'ɑ:f laɪsns/

noun, British English - a shop where they sell alcohol for you to take away

liquor store
liquor store - prodejna alkoholu
BrE
/'lɪkə stɔ:/
AmE
/'lɪkər stɔ:r/

noun, American English - a shop where they sell alcohol for you to take away

 
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

 
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

 
woodchipper - drtič dřeva, drtič, štěpkovač, štípač, drtička, štípačka
BrE
/'wʊdtʃɪpə/
AmE
/'wʊdtʃɪpər/

noun - a machine that cuts pieces of wood into small chips

 
incontrollable - neovladatelný, neřiditelný, nekontrolovatelný
BrE
/ˌɪnkən'trəʊləbl/
AmE
/ˌɪnkən'trəʊləbl/

adjective - very difficult or impossible to stop, limit, or manage

 
amalgam - směs, směsice
BrE
/ə'mælgəm/
AmE
/ə'mælgəm/

noun - a mixture of different things that have been combined into a single whole

 
rubbery - gumový (jako z gumy), jako z gumy, pružný, elastický
BrE
/'rʌbəri/
AmE
/'rʌbəri/

adjective - looking like rubber, resembling rubber

 
testament - závěť
BrE
/'testəmənt/
AmE
/'testəmənt/

noun - a legal paper that says what should happen to a person's money and things after they die