turn the other cheek - nastavit druhou tvář, nereagovat agresivně, nereagovat na násilí násilím

verb - to stay calm and avoid reacting in an aggressive way after someone has attacked you or made you angry

 

not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

eggshell - pololesklá barva

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 

menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu

noun - the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website

 

24/7 - nonstop

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

 

dry-stone wall - suchá zeď, nasucho stavěná zeď (bez malty)

noun, British English - a stone wall built without mortar

 

dry wall - suchá zeď, nasucho stavěná zeď (bez malty)

noun, American English, technical - a stone wall built without mortar

dry wall - sádrokarton

noun, American English - a kind of material used to build interior walls and ceilings, it is made of plaster and paper

 

lead astray - svést na špatnou cestu, uvést v omyl

verb - to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do bad things, to make somebody believe something that is not true

 

go astray - ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se

verb - to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong

 

chain - uvázat na řetěz

verb - to tie or fasten something using a long line of metal rings connected to each other

 

usurious - lichvářský

adjective, formal - loaned with very high rates of interest