in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup
BrE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/
AmE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/

adverb - very quickly

blink
blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)
BrE
/'blɪŋk/
AmE
/'blɪŋk/

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 
in ruins - v troskách
BrE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/
AmE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/

adjective - extremely damaged

 
soppy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sɒpi/
AmE
/'sɑ:pi/

adjective, British English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
sappy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sæpi/
AmE
/'sæpi/

adjective, American English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to make someone lose all their money

 
premiere - mít premiéru, být poprvé uveden
BrE
/'premieə/
AmE
/prɪ'mɪr/

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

 
instalment - díl, pokračování, epizoda (příběhu, seriálu atp.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

noun - one of the parts of a story that appears regularly on TV, on the radio, or in a magazine or a newspaper

 
regal - královský
BrE
/'ri:gl/
AmE
/'ri:gl/

adjective, formal - suitable for a king or queen, typical of a king or queen

 
stick up - trčet, tyčit se, stát
BrE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/

verb - to be pointed upwards

 
trudge - vléct se, prodírat se
BrE
/'trʌdʒ/
AmE
/'trʌdʒ/

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)

 
chip in - vmísit se do rozhovoru
BrE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/

verb, informal - to interrupt a conversation or discussion by saying something

 
acumen - důvtip, prozíravost, bystrost, talent
BrE
/'ækjʊmən/
AmE
/'ækjʊmən/

noun - the ability to make good decisions quickly

 
cannily - chytře, prozíravě, rozumně
BrE
/'kænɪli/
AmE
/'kænɪli/

adverb - in a smart way

 
canny - chytrý, prozíravý, rozumný
BrE
/'kæni/
AmE
/'kæni/

adjective - smart, making smart decisions