vocal cords - hlasivky

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 

toy - pohrávat si

verb - to think about an idea, but not too seriously

 

sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

 

sleeper - spáč

noun - someone who sleeps in a particular way

 

sleeper - pražec

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

 

tie - pražec

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

 

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

 

plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka

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

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 

as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 

be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 

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