cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
peppermint - máta, máta peprná
BrE
/'pepəmɪnt/
AmE
/'pepərmɪnt/

noun - a plant with very aromatic leaves, it's used in making tea, medicine, chewing gum etc.

 
outsmart - přelstít, obelstít, vyzrát
BrE
/aʊt'smɑ:t/
AmE
/aʊt'smɑ:rt/

verb - to get an advantage over somebody by acting in a clever way, often using tricks

 
hypersensitivity - přecitlivělost
BrE
/ˌhaɪpəˌsensə'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌhaɪpərˌsensə'tɪvəti/

noun - a medical condition in which you can have extreme physical reactions to medicines, light, etc.

 
dutifully - řádně, svědomitě
BrE
/'dju:tɪfəli/
AmE
/'du:tɪfəli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you do everything that you are expected to do

 
last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze
BrE
/ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

 
weedkiller - herbicid
BrE
/'wi:dˌkɪlə/
AmE
/'wi:dˌkɪlər/

noun - poison that you can use to kill plants that you don't want in your garden

 
wrinkle - zmačkání, záhyb, přehyb (na látce, papíru)
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

noun - a small fold or a line, usually unwanted, in a piece of clothing or paper

 
twine - obtočit, obtočit se, omotat, omotat se, ovinout
BrE
/'twaɪn/
AmE
/'twaɪn/

verb - to twist or weave together two or more strands or threads in a spiral manner

 
run past - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'pɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'pæst/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

run by
run by - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

 
travel request form - cestovní příkaz, žádost o schválení pracovní cesty
BrE
/ˌtrævl rɪ'kwestˌfɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌtrævl rɪ'kwestˌfɔ:rm/

noun - a form an employee must fill in before they are allowed to travel on business

hamper
hamper - koš (piknikový)
BrE
/'hæmpə/
AmE
/'hæmpər/

noun - a large container or a basket with a lid, used especially for carrying food in

 
layout - rozvržení, rozestavění
BrE
/'leɪaʊt/
AmE
/'leɪaʊt/

noun - a way in which parts of a building, a garden or a website are arranged

 
uncompetitively - nekonkurečně, nekonkurenceschopně
BrE
/ˌʌnkəm'petətɪvli/
AmE
/ˌʌnkəm'petətɪvli/

adverb, formal - in a way that is not able to be better than someone or something else