swivel chair - otáčecí židle
BrE
/swɪvl 'tʃeə/
AmE
/swɪvl 'tʃer/

noun - a chair that can turn around, usually used in offices

 
commonplace - běžná fráze, klišé
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

noun, formal - a boring remark that is very often used

 
commonplace - běžná věc, samozřejmost
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

noun, formal - an event that happens often

 
commonplace - běžný, obvyklý
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

adjective - happening often; not unusual

 
well done - dobře propečený
BrE
/ˌwel 'dʌn/
AmE
/ˌwel 'dʌn/

adjective - (of meat) cooked completely so that it does not have any red part

 
instep - nárt (chodidla nebo obuvi)
BrE
/'ɪnstep/
AmE
/'ɪnstep/

noun - the top part of your foot between your toes and your ankle, or the part of a shoe that covers it

 
moderately - středně, průměrně, umírněně, přiměřeně, mírně, nevýrazně
BrE
/'mɒdərətli/
AmE
/'mɑ:dərətli/

adverb - to some degree but not a great degree; fairly but not very

 
loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus
BrE
/'lu:ni bɪn/
AmE
/'lu:ni bɪn/

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 
loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 
loony - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
loon - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:n/
AmE
/'lu:n/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

motor car
motor car - automobil
BrE
/'məʊtəˌkɑ:/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌkɑ:r/

noun, British English, formal - a car

 
trickster - podvodník
BrE
/'trɪkstə/
AmE
/'trɪkstər/

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible