shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged

 
be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/
AmE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 
by bike - na kole
BrE
/baɪ 'baɪk/
AmE
/baɪ 'baɪk/

adverb - using a bike

 
by phone - po telefonu, telefonicky
BrE
/baɪ 'fəʊn/
AmE
/baɪ 'foʊn/

adverb - through a telephone

 
subsequently - následně
BrE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/
AmE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/

adverb, formal - afterwards, after something else

 
concise - stručný, výstižný
BrE
/kən'saɪs/
AmE
/kən'saɪs/

adjective - short and clear, saying only important things

lemon
lemon - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus
BrE
/'lemən/
AmE
/'lemən/

noun, American English, informal - a product that is not working the way it should, a low quality product

 
mediocrity - podprůměrnost, tuctovost
BrE
/ˌmi:di'ɒkrəti/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'ɑ:krət̬i/

noun - the state of not being very good

 
mediocre - tuctový, průměrný, podprůměrný, nevalný, nic moc
BrE
/ˌmi:di'əʊkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'oʊkər/

adjective - of an average quality, not very good

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

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

 
happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha
BrE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/
AmE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 
as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší
BrE
/æz ˌkɒmən æz 'dɜət/
AmE
/æz ˌkɑ:mən æz 'dɜ:rt/

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick