catch somebody red-handed - chytit přímo při činu

verb - to catch somebody when they are committing a crime or doing something wrong

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

debut - poprvé vystoupit, poprvé se objevit

verb - (of a show, play, actor or performer) to appear for the first time

 

sauté - restovat, orestovat

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in a small amount of oil

 

stub out - típnout, uhasit (cigaretu)

verb - to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end against something hard

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

enchant - okouzlit, učarovat, nadchnout

verb, formal - to attract someone very much or make them feel interested, excited about something

 

expect - očekávat, čekat (někoho, něco)

verb - to believe that somebody or something will arrive because it has been arranged

reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

squint - šilhat

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

overripe - přezrálý (ovoce apod.)

adjective - (of fruit etc.) past the point of being good or safe to eat

 

astute - prozíravý, chytrý, mazaný, prohnaný

adjective - able to understand a situation very quickly and often take advantage of it