a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

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

 
eggshell - pololesklá barva
BrE
/'egʃel/
AmE
/'egʃel/

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 
menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/'menju:/
AmE
/'menju:/

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

 
24/7 - nonstop
BrE
/ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/

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

have cold feet
have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

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

understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

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

 
chain - uvázat na řetěz
BrE
/'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/'tʃeɪn/

verb - to tie or fasten something using a long line of metal rings connected to each other

 
usurious - lichvářský
BrE
/ju:'ʒʊəriəs/
AmE
/ju:'ʒʊriəs/

adjective, formal - loaned with very high rates of interest

 
usury - lichva
BrE
/'ju:ʒəri/
AmE
/'ju:ʒəri/

noun, dated - the practice of lending money at very high rates of interest

 
usurer - lichvář
BrE
/'ju:ʒərə/
AmE
/'ju:ʒərər/

noun, dated - a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest

loan shark
loan shark - lichvář
BrE
/'ləʊnˌʃɑ:k/
AmE
/'loʊnˌʃɑ:rk/

noun - a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest

 
bubbly - bublinkatý, bublající, plný bublinek
BrE
/'bʌbli/
AmE
/'bʌbli/

adjective - full of bubbles

bubbly
bubbly - veselý, temperamentní, živý, energický
BrE
/'bʌbli/
AmE
/'bʌbli/

adjective, informal - always happy, cheerful and enthusiastic

 
crone - babizna, bába, ježibaba
BrE
/'krəʊn/
AmE
/'kroʊn/

noun - an unpleasant old woman

 
broom cupboard - kumbál (na úklidové prostředky), komora (na úklidové prostředky)
BrE
/'bru:mˌkʌbəd/
AmE
/'bru:mˌkʌbərd/

noun, British English - a small room or a closet where you keep cleaning things, mops, buckets etc.