tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 

patronizing - povýšený, povýšenecký, ukazující nadřazenost

adjective - showing someone you think you are better, more intelligent or more experienced than them

 

patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

 

cream - vyšlehat, ušlehat na krémovou konzistenci

verb - to mix ingredients together to form a thick smooth mixture

 

sugar-coated - obalený v cukru, s cukrovou polevou

adjective - covered with sugar

 

trusting - důvěřivý

adjective - willing to believe or tending to believe that people are good and honest

 

not say boo to a goose - být velmi ostýchavý, být velmi plachý, být velmi stydlivý

verb - to be very shy and quiet

 

cook sb's goose - překazit někomu šanci, zhatit něčí plány

verb - to ruin somebody's chance

 

wild goose chase - marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha

noun - searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time

 

goose - husa (hloupá žena), osel (hloupý muž)

noun - a silly, foolish person

 

sugar - osladit, pocukrovat

verb - to put sugar in something or on something

eyesight - zrak

noun - one of the five senses that enables you to see with your eyes

 

pan out - nést ovoce, mít výsledky

verb, informal - to develop in a successful way

 

adoption - adopce, osvojení

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

 

truthfully - pravdivě, po pravdě

adverb - in an honest way