cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout

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

 

long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

 

come again - Cože?, Ještě jednou?

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that we need someone to repeat what they said

 

two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

 

mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

 

two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

courier - kurýr, poslíček

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 

so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 

thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

 

take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat