rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu
BrE
/ˌrɒb 'pi:tə tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b 'pi:t̬ər tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɑ:l/

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt

 
inwards - dovnitř
BrE
/'ɪnwədz/
AmE
/'ɪnwərdz/

adverb - into, towards the inner part

 
inner - vnitřní
BrE
/'ɪnə/
AmE
/'ɪnər/

adjective - the one inside, closer to the centre, opposite of 'outer'

 
inwards - směrem dovnitř, dovnitř
BrE
/'ɪnwədz/
AmE
/'ɪnwərdz/

adverb - towards the middle, towards the center

 
inward - směrem dovnitř, dovnitř
BrE
/'ɪnwəd/
AmE
/'ɪnwərd/

adverb - towards the inside, towards the center

 
way to go - To se ti povedlo!, (To jsi) šikula!, (To jsi) pašák!
BrE
/ˌweɪ tə 'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌweɪ tə 'goʊ/

phrase, American English, informal - used to show that you are impressed by something someone has done

 
have your fingers in the till - krást z pokladny, krást peníze v zaměstnání
BrE
/ˌhəvjə'fɪŋgəz ɪnðəˌtɪl/
AmE
/ˌhəvjər'fɪŋgəz ɪnðəˌtɪl/

verb, British English, informal - to steal money from the place where you work

 
have your head in the clouds - mít hlavu v oblacích, být snílek, být zasněný, být naivní
BrE
/həvjəˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/
AmE
/həvjərˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/

verb, informal - to think things are better than they actually are, not to know the actual facts about something

 
build castles in the air - stavět vzdušné zámky
BrE
/ˌbɪld'kɑ:slz ɪnði'eə/
AmE
/ˌbɪld'kæslz ɪnði'er/

verb - to create unrealistic or impractical plans or daydreams that are unlikely to become a reality

 
go jump in the lake - jít se vycpat, jít se bodnout
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to go away in a rude way

same
same - totéž, to samé
BrE
/'seɪm/
AmE
/'seɪm/

pronoun - an identical thing

 
pinnacle - vrchol, to nejlepší
BrE
/'pɪnəkl/
AmE
/'pɪnəkl/

noun - the most successful or important part of something

 
namely - a to, jmenovitě
BrE
/'neɪmli/
AmE
/'neɪmli/

adverb - used when you want to give more detailed information about the subject you are discussing

 
oughta - hovor. 'ought to'
BrE
/'ɔ:tə/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬ə/

verb, informal - a colloquial form of 'ought to'

 
mean - myslet to tak
BrE
/'mi:n/
AmE
/'mi:n/

verb - to want to say something, to believe that what you say is the truth