my foot - to zrovna

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 

perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý

adjective - existing for a long time

make it - stihnout dorazit

verb - to be able to get somewhere

 

striper - mořčák pruhovaný

noun, informal - the striped bass

 

candy striper - dobrovolník v nemocnici, dobrovolnice v nemocnici

noun, American English, informal - a volunteer worker in a hospital (usually a young female)

 

voluntarily - dobrovolně

adverb - because you want to do it and not because you have to

 

carrion - mršina

noun - the decaying flesh of dead animals

 

stardom - sláva, hvězdná sláva, hvězdná popularita

noun - the state of being famous

dish towel - utěrka

noun, American English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

cocoa - kakao (nápoj)

noun - a drink made using cocoa powder and warm milk

 

respawn - znovu se objevit, znovu se oživit

verb - (especially in videogames) to appear again, to start living again

 

clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 

as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo

phrase - extremely old

 

plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled