turf - drn (travní), travní dlaždice

noun, British English - a square piece of grass that has been cut out of the ground

 

thorn - trnitý keř, trnité křoví, trní

noun - a bush or bushes with thorns

 

chain-smoker - silný kuřák (který kouří jednu cigaretu za druhou)

noun - a person who smokes cigarette after cigarette

 

quill - bodlina, osten (např. dikobraza)

noun - one of the long sharp things on the back of some animals, e.g. a hedgehog or a porcupine

 

be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

 

turn the other cheek - nastavit druhou tvář, nereagovat agresivně, nereagovat na násilí násilím

verb - to stay calm and avoid reacting in an aggressive way after someone has attacked you or made you angry

 

not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

eggshell - pololesklá barva

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 

menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu

noun - the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website

 

24/7 - nonstop

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

understand - chápat, rozumět

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.