housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 

prefabricated - prefabrikovaný

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 

precast - prefabrikovaný

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 

skedaddle - frčet, mazat

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 

bald spot - pleš

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 

bald patch - pleš

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 

farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 

go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 

poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš

adjective, dated - really poor

 

busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 

lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

 

clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 

as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo

phrase - extremely old

 

plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given