Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (přeneseně), překrucování informací, zkreslené předávání zpráv

noun - the process by which information becomes increasingly inaccurate or distorted as it is passed from one person to another

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (dětská hra)

noun - a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along

 

have more holes than Swiss cheese - mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer

verb - to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors

 

in plain English - polopatě, srozumitelně, jednoduše

adverb - expressed in clear, simple language that is easy for anyone to understand, without technical or complicated terms

 

Russian roulette - ruská ruleta, riskantní činnost, hazardní hra

noun - a dangerous activity in which you take a very serious risk, similar to the deadly game where a revolver with one loaded chamber is fired at someone’s own head

swagger - pyšná chůze, domýšlivost, naparování se, nadutost

noun - a very confident, proud, or showy way of walking or behaving (used to show disapproval)

swagger - vykračovat si, naparovat se, namyšleně procházet

verb - to walk or behave in a very confident, proud, or even arrogant way (used to show disapproval)

 

moral - slušný, čestný, korektní (morálně)

adjective - having ideas about what is right and wrong, and trying to do what is right

chicken wire - drátěné pletivo, králičí pletivo, šestihranné pletivo

noun - thin, flexible wire netting with small hexagonal holes, used especially for making fences around areas where chickens or other small animals are kept

 

imposition - obtěžování, přítěž, nepříjemnost, vnucování se

noun, formal - something that is an unfair or unreasonable burden or inconvenience to someone

 

imposition - uvalení, zavedení (např. daně, zákazu, pravidla)

noun - the act of forcing people to accept something such as a rule, law, tax, or belief

flob - flusnout, flusat, plivnout,

verb, British English, informal - to spit

anaesthetize - podat anestezii, podat narkózu, uspat (před operací)

verb - to make someone unable to feel pain, usually by giving them drugs before a medical operation

anaesthetist - anesteziolog, anestezioložka

noun - a doctor or specially trained nurse who gives people anaesthetics before and during medical operations