alligator pear - avokádo

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru

verb - to go wrong

 

pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky

adjective - shaped like a pear

 

magenta - purpurová

adjective - reddish-purple

inner tube - duše (u pneumatiky)

noun - a rubber tube inside a tire that holds the air

 

washtub - škopek, necku

noun - a large round container used for washing clothes in in the past

 

wrecker - ničitel, kazisvět

noun - a person who destroys things

 

no matter what - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu

adverb - at all costs, under any circumstances

 

short-staffed - mající nedostatek pracovníků, mající podstav

adjective - having fewer workers than needed

 

whatever it takes - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu

adverb - at all costs, under any circumstances

 

at any cost - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu

adverb - no matter what it takes, under any circumstances

stopper - zašpuntovat, zazátkovat, uzavřít (zátkou)

verb - to close a bottle or a container with a stopper or cork

 

shoehorn - nasoukat, vtlačit, vmáčknout

verb, informal - to force something into a tight or limited space

 

cost - cena (přeneseně), co to stojí (přeneseně)

noun - something that has to be given up, suffered, lost etc. in order to get something