lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

lordship - lordstvo, milost, veličenstvo

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a nobleman, or a bishop in some contexts

ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

ladyship - jasnost, milost, lordstvo, urozená paní

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a woman who has is a member of the nobility

 

obstacle - překážka, problém, potíž

noun - something that makes it difficult to move forward or to achieve a goal

 

tiptoe around - opatrně našlapovat, vyhýbat se tématu, snažit se vyhnout problému

verb - to avoid dealing with a difficult or sensitive issue directly, usually to prevent conflict or upset

lazy Susan - otočný tác, otočný podnos

noun - a rotating tray, usually placed in the center of a table, that makes it easy for people to reach food or other items

 

double Dutch - naprostý nesmysl, totální blábol (něco, co nedává žádný smysl)

noun - speech or writing that is impossible to understand; complete nonsense

 

Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (přeneseně), překrucování informací, zkreslené předávání zpráv

noun - the process by which information becomes increasingly inaccurate or distorted as it is passed from one person to another

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (dětská hra)

noun - a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along

 

in plain English - polopatě, srozumitelně, jednoduše

adverb - expressed in clear, simple language that is easy for anyone to understand, without technical or complicated terms

swagger - pyšná chůze, domýšlivost, naparování se, nadutost

noun - a very confident, proud, or showy way of walking or behaving (used to show disapproval)

swagger - vykračovat si, naparovat se, namyšleně procházet

verb - to walk or behave in a very confident, proud, or even arrogant way (used to show disapproval)

tiered - stupňovitý, vrstvený, patrový, poschoďový, víceúrovňový

adjective - having several levels, layers, or tiers arranged one above another