talk into - přemluvit, ukecat

verb - to persuade someone to do something

 

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

 

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

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 

disco - disko

noun - a music genre popular mainly in 1960s and 1970s

 

dodo - dodo

noun - an extinct bird that had a long beak, long feathers, and could not fly

 

as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 

withdraw - vybrat (si) (peníze)

verb - to take out money of a cash machine or a bank account

 

aspiring - mající ambice, mající chuť prorazit (v kariéře)

adjective - wanting to succeed in a particular field or career

 

gimmick - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget

 

gizmo - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget