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

 
crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)
BrE
/'krʊk/
AmE
/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

settled
settled - neměnný, ustálený, stálý
BrE
/'setld/
AmE
/'set̬ld/

adjective - not likely to change

below zero
below zero - pod nulou, pod bodem mrazu
BrE
/bɪˌləʊ'zɪərəʊ/
AmE
/bɪˌloʊ'zɪroʊ/

adverb - (of temperatures) lower than 0 degrees Celsius

 
wise guy - chytrák, chytrolín (hanlivě)
BrE
/'waɪz gaɪ/
AmE
/'waɪz gaɪ/

noun, American English, informal - somebody who thinks they are very clever or know more than other people and shows it in a way that is annoying

 
wise up - dostat rozum, zmoudřet, probrat se
BrE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to start to realize the truth about something, usually something bad or unpleasant

 
count - považovat se (za), počítat se (jako)
BrE
/'kaʊnt/
AmE
/'kaʊnt/

verb - to consider someone/something in a particular way

 
goof - chyba, pitomost, bota
BrE
/'gu:f/
AmE
/'gu:f/

noun, American English, informal - a silly mistake

 
goof - pitomec, trdlo, třeštidlo, trouba
BrE
/'gu:f/
AmE
/'gu:f/

noun, American English, informal - a silly or crazy person

 
goof off - ulejvat se (v práci), zašívat se (při práci)
BrE
/ˌgu:f ə'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌgu:f ə'ɑ:f/

verb, American English, informal - to try to avoid doing work, or to waste time (at work)