cook sb's goose - překazit někomu šanci, zhatit něčí plány

verb - to ruin somebody's chance

 

wild goose chase - marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha

noun - searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time

 

goose - husa (hloupá žena), osel (hloupý muž)

noun - a silly, foolish person

 

sugar - osladit, pocukrovat

verb - to put sugar in something or on something

 

sugar beet - cukrová řepa, cukrovka

noun - a root vegetable from which sugar is made

sugar lump - kostka cukru, hrudka cukru

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

sugar cube - kostka cukru

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

granulated sugar - cukr krystal, krystalový cukr

noun - white sugar in the form of small gains

 

caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

caster sugar - cukr krupice

noun, British English - sugar with very small grains

confectioner's sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, American English - sugar in the form of fine powder

icing sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, British English - sugar in the form of fine powder

 

out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps