downsize - zredukovat, snížit (stavy ve společnosti)

verb - to reduce the number of employees in order to reduce costs

 

need - muset, potřebovat

verb - to have to do something (especially because it's important or necessary)

 

fire away - do toho, prosím, jen mluv

verb, informal - used to tell someone to show them that they may speak

 

talk some sense into - promluvit (komu) do duše, domluvit (komu)

verb - to persuade someone to think about something in a reasonable way

 

have no clue - nemít ponětí, nemít páru (o čem)

verb, informal - to have no idea; to do not know something at all

 

touch - schopnost, um, cit (pro co), kouzlo

noun - to have an ability to do something in a particular way

 

leak - prosáknout, uniknout (např. informace), vyzradit

verb - (of something secret) to become known, to give away secret information

 

boss around - poroučet, komandovat, sekýrovat (koho)

verb, informal - to keep telling someone what to do, in an irritating way

 

flunk out - vyletět (ze školy), být propuštěn (ze školy)

verb, American English, informal - to have to leave school because you have failed your exams

decant - dekantovat, přelít (např. víno)

verb - to pour a liquid, especially wine or another beverage, from one container into another, typically to separate it from sediment or to allow it to breathe

 

impeach - obvinit (veřejného činitele), žalovat (ústavního činitele), zbavit funkce, zahájit řízení o odvolání, vznést ústavní žalobu

verb, technical - to formally accuse a public official of serious misconduct, especially in order to try to remove them from office

 

degrade - ponížit, znehodnotit, degradovat, zkazit, rozložit

verb - to lower the quality, value, or dignity of something or someone; to cause something to break down or deteriorate

tune up - seřídit, vyladit, vylepšit (stroj apod.)

verb - to make small adjustments to an engine or other mechanical device to ensure it is working properly and efficiently

boycott - bojkotovat, odmítat se účastnit

verb - to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of expressing disapproval or to force change

 

entice - lákat, nalákat, přilákat, vábit, přivábit

verb - to attract or tempt someone or to persuade someone to do something by offering them something appealing or desirable