skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

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

 
as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu
BrE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbər/

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 
pickled cucumber - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbər/

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
pickling cucumber - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a small kind of cucumber

 
gherkin - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'gɜ:kɪn/
AmE
/'gɜ:rkɪn/

noun, American English - a small kind of cucumber

 
gherkin - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/'gɜ:kɪn/
AmE
/'gɜ:rkɪn/

noun, British English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
slicing cucumber - salátová okurka
BrE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a large type of cucumber with dark green skin that is usually sold in supermarkets

 
sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

 
sleeper - spáč
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - someone who sleeps in a particular way

 
sleeper - pražec
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun, British English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
tie - pražec
BrE
/'taɪ/
AmE
/'taɪ/

noun, American English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

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

 
happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha
BrE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/
AmE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled