fiddle with - pohrávat si s (něčím) vrtat se v (něčem)
BrE
/'fɪdl wɪð/
AmE
/'fɪdl wɪð/

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in an idle way

fiddle
fiddle - hrát si (s něčím), pohrávat si (s něčím)
BrE
/'fɪdl/
AmE
/'fɪdl/

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in an idle way

 
ascertain - zjistit, dopátrat se
BrE
/ˌæsə'teɪn/
AmE
/ˌæsər'teɪn/

verb, formal - to find out the truth especially by making a considerable effort

 
nitpicking - hnidopišství
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkɪŋ/

noun, informal - giving too much attention to small details that are not important

 
backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

 
exposure - publicita
BrE
/ɪk'spəʊʒə/
AmE
/ɪk'spoʊʒər/

noun - public attention, attention given to something on TV, in newspapers etc.

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

 
panther - panter, levhart
BrE
/'pænθə/
AmE
/'pænθər/

noun - a large black wild animal that belongs to the cat family

 
valuer - odhadce
BrE
/'vælju:ə/
AmE
/'vælju:ər/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to estimate the value of something

 
perceptiveness - vnímavost
BrE
/pə'septɪvnəs/
AmE
/pər'septɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of being able to see and understand things quickly

 
rake in - shrábnout, nahrabat si, namastit si kapsu, vydělat, vydělávat, snadno vydělat
BrE
/ˌreɪk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌreɪk'ɪn/

verb, informal - to get or earn a lot of money without trying hard

 
idealise - idealizovat (si)
BrE
/aɪ'di:əlaɪz/
AmE
/aɪ'di:əlaɪz/

verb - to represent something or someone much better than they really are

 
collect - hromadit se
BrE
/kə'lekt/
AmE
/kə'lekt/

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

 
inadequacy - neschopnost
BrE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/
AmE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/

noun - the state of not being confident enough to deal with something

 
retrospective - zpětný, retrospektivní
BrE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/
AmE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/

adjective - relating to or connected with something that happened in the past