cook sb's goose - překazit někomu šanci, zhatit něčí plány
BrE
/ˌkʊk sʌmbədiz'gu:s/
AmE
/ˌkʊk sʌmbədiz'gu:s/

verb - to ruin somebody's chance

 
wild goose chase - marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha
BrE
/ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/
AmE
/ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/

noun - searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time

 
goose - husa (hloupá žena), osel (hloupý muž)
BrE
/'gu:s/
AmE
/'gu:s/

noun - a silly, foolish person

 
sugar - osladit, pocukrovat
BrE
/'ʃʊgə/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər/

verb - to put sugar in something or on something

 
caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'kɑ:stə/
AmE
/'kæstər/

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

 
out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu
BrE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element
in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě
BrE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

 
roast - tvrdě kritizovat, zpražit, sjet, dát kartáč (někomu)
BrE
/'rəʊst/
AmE
/'roʊst/

verb - to criticize somebody very strongly

grocery store
grocery store - obchod s potravinami, samoobsluha
BrE
/'grəʊsəriˌstɔ:/
AmE
/'groʊʃəriˌstɔ:r/

noun, American English - a small shop selling a variety of goods (esp. food and small household items)

 
bedding - podestýlka, stelivo (pro zvířata)
BrE
/'bedɪŋ/
AmE
/'bedɪŋ/

noun - straw or similar material that animals sleep on

 
premium - prémiový, prvotřídní, nadstandardní, luxusní
BrE
/'pri:miəm/
AmE
/'pri:miəm/

adjective - of very high quality; higher than usual

 
premium - pojistné
BrE
/'pri:miəm/
AmE
/'pri:miəm/

noun - the amount of money that you pay to your insurance company, usually regularly

 
insurer - pojišťovatel (človek, firma)
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərə/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrər/

noun - a person or a company that provides insurance

adjuster
adjuster - odhadce, likvidátor škod (u pojištění)
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstə/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstər/

noun - a person who works in an insurance company and whose job is to decide how much money someone should receive after something bad has happened to them

 
insurance agent - pojišťovací agent
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns ˌeɪdʒnt/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns ˌeɪdʒnt/

noun - a person who arranges and sells insurance as their job