mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

 

peanuts - pakatel, pár šupů (málo peněz)

noun, informal - a very small amount of money

butter - namazat máslem

verb - to spread butter on something

 

butter up - podlézat, přehnaně lichotit, mazat med kolem huby

verb, informal - to say nice things to someone because you want them to do something for you

 

cherrypick - vybírat si (jen to nejlepší)

verb, informal - to choose only the best and leave the rest for others

 

joinery - truhlářství, truhlařina, truhlářská práce, stolařství, stolařina

noun - the work of a joiner

carpentry - tesařina, tesařství

noun - the work of a carpenter

cabinetmaker - umělecký truhlář, truhlář, stolař

noun - someone who makes high-quality wooden furniture

 

crash - zhroutit se (ceny, akcie), zkrachovat

verb - to suddenly lose value, to fail

 

uneducated - nevzdělaný

adjective - not having studied, not knowing a lot of things because you have not studied enough

 

schooling - školní vzdělání, školní vzdělávání, vzdělání, vzdělání

noun - education that is received in schools

have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

understand - chápat, rozumět

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.

 

from head to toe - od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle

adverb - all over the body, covering all the body

 

knuckle sandwich - vypalovačka, nakládačka (do zubů)

noun, informal - a punch in the mouth