once upon a time - kdysi dávno, před dávnými lety, bylo nebylo

adverb - a long time ago (usually at the very beginning of fairy tales)

 

a piece of cake - hračka, brnkačka, snadná věc

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 

all of a sudden - zničehonic, vtom, najednou

adverb - unexpectedly, with no warning

a bad hair day - den blbec

phrase - a day when everything seems to go wrong

 

not worth a darn - nestát za zlámanou grešli, nestát ani za mák

adjective, American English, informal - worthless, not worth the effort

 

out of a job - bez práce, bez zaměstnání, nezaměstnaný

phrase - without a job

 

give somebody a break - nechat někoho být, nechat někoho na pokoji

verb - to leave someone alone, stop criticizing, attacking, bossing around somebody

 

5 in a row - piškvorky

noun - a pen and pencil game

 

in a tight corner - v úzkých, v obtížné situaci

adverb - in a difficult situation

 

a great deal of - spousta (čeho)

determiner - a large number or amount of something

 

topiary - umělecké stříhání keřů a stromů (do různých tvarů)

noun, technical - the art of pruning shrubs and trees into shapes

trifle - vrstvený dort s piškotem, ovocem, krémem a šlehačkou

noun, British English - a British dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit, custard and whipped cream

stir-fry - orestovat, osmahnout, zprudka opéct (většinou maso a zeleninu)

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in very hot oil while moving them around, usually in a wok pan

coarsen - zdrsnit, zdrsnět, učinit hrubým, drsným (povrch a pod.)

verb - to become coarse, rough, thick; to make something coarse, rough, thick

trial and error - (např. metoda) pokus-omyl, metoda pokusu a omylu

noun - a way of solving a problem by trying several different methods until you find the successful one