piggy
piggy - prasátko, čuník
BrE
/'pɪgi/
AmE
/'pɪgi/

noun - a little pig

piggy bank
piggy bank - prasátko, pokladnička, kasička
BrE
/'pɪgi bæŋk/
AmE
/'pɪgi bæŋk/

noun - a container in the form of a plastic or ceramic pig, into which children put coins

 
cut out - nechat (něčeho), přestat s (něčím otravným)
BrE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to stop saying or doing something annoying

 
monkey business - (dělat) lumpárny, neplechu, lotroviny
BrE
/'mʌŋki bɪznɪs/
AmE
/'mʌŋki bɪznəs/

noun, informal - dishonest or unacceptable behavior

molehill
molehill - krtinec
BrE
/'məʊlhɪl/
AmE
/'moʊlhɪl/

noun - a pile of dirt made by a mole digging in the ground

 
make a mountain out of a molehill - dělat z komára velblouda
BrE
/meɪk ə ˌmaʊntən aʊt əv ə 'məʊlhɪl/
AmE
/meɪk ə ˌmaʊntn aʊt əv ə 'moʊlhɪl/

verb - to make a little problem seem like a major one

sunblock
sunblock - krém na opalování, opalovací krém, ochranný krém na opalování
BrE
/'sʌnblɒk/
AmE
/'sʌnblɑ:k/

noun - a kind of cream that people put on their skin to prevent sunburns

sunburn
sunburn - spálenina (od sluníčka)
BrE
/'sʌnbɜ:n/
AmE
/'sʌnbɜ:rn/

noun - red and irritated skin caused by too much sun exposure

lounger
lounger - lehátko
BrE
/'laʊndʒə/
AmE
/'laʊndʒər/

noun - a comfortable chair in which people relax outside

 
bookworm - knihomol
BrE
/'bʊkwɜ:m/
AmE
/'bʊkwɜ:rm/

noun, informal - somebody who spends a lot of time reading books

 
spook - vystrašit, vyděsit, postrašit
BrE
/'spu:k/
AmE
/'spu:k/

verb, American English, informal - to make somebody scared or frightened

craving
craving - chuť, velká chuť, touha, prahnutí, dychtění
BrE
/'kreɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/'kreɪvɪŋ/

noun - a feeling of wanting something

 
back to front - obráceně
BrE
/ˌbæk tʊ 'frʌnt/
AmE
/'bæk tʊ 'frʌnt/

adverb, British English - with the back where the front should be

 
beeline - mazat (někam), letět (někam)
BrE
/'bi:laɪn/
AmE
/'bi:laɪn/

verb, American English, informal - to walk or run quickly in a direct line

 
make a beeline for - namířit si to přímo k, jít rovnou k, štrádovat si to rovnou k
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ə 'bi:laɪn fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ə 'bi:laɪn fɔ:r/

verb, informal - to walk or run quickly in a direct line towards something