empty-handed - s nepořízenou, s prázdnou

adjective - not getting what you wanted or hoped for

answer back - odmlouvat

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

backchat - odmlouvání

noun, British English - a rude reply to someone in authority

back talk - odmlouvání

noun, American English - a rude reply to someone in authority

 

moderately - středně, průměrně, umírněně, přiměřeně, mírně, nevýrazně

adverb - to some degree but not a great degree; fairly but not very

 

loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 

loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 

loony - blázen, cvok, hňup

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 

loon - blázen, cvok, hňup

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

motor car - automobil

noun, British English, formal - a car

 

trickster - podvodník

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer - podvodník

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 

by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje

adverb - using every method possible

 

crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

dinner jacket - smoking, smokink

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie