diesel - nafta

noun - a type of oil used as fuel

 

alumnus - bývalý žák, absolvent

noun, American English, formal - someone who was a student at a particular school

 

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

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

 

tough call - tvrdý oříšek, těžká volba, nelehké rozhodnutí

noun - a choice that is difficult to make

 

so much for - tolik k (myšleno ironicky), to je teda (co), (něco) za všechny prachy

phrase - a phrase we use when something didn't turn out to be as we had expected

 

give up on - zlomit nad (kým) hůl, vykašlat se na, vzdát to s

verb - to stop trying to help someone, to stop believing in someone

 

no harm no foul - nic se neděje, nic se nestalo, to je v pohodě, to je v klidu

phrase, American English, informal - used to indicate that no damage has been caused by someone's mistake

 

jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

 

business day - pracovní den

noun - a day on which banks and businesses are open

 

workout - posilování, cvičení

noun - exercise or a set of exercises you do in order to keep fit

bad - zkažený (o jídle)

adjective - (of food) stale, rotten, sour etc.

 

work like a charm - dělat divy, dělat zázraky, výborně fungovat

verb - to be effective and successful in a surprising way

 

from now on - od teď, odteď, od této chvíle

adverb - from this moment

 

sleep with - mít sex s (kým), spát s (kým)

verb, informal - to have sex with someone

 

meet - splnit, vyhovět, uspokojit (např. požadavky)

verb - to satisfy what someone asks for