goose up - popohnat, povzbudit, rozproudit (např. ekonomiku)

verb, American English, informal - to make something move or proceed faster

 

break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

 

about - sem a tam, kolem

adverb, British English - in many directions

 

be to blame - být zodpovědný (za), být na vině, mít vinu

verb - to be responsible for something unpleasant

 

give - způsobit, navodit, zapříčinit

verb - to cause something

 

bring - způsobit, přivézt, uvést (do stavu)

verb - to cause a particular state or condition of something or somebody

 

do what it says on the tin - dělat to k čemu je (věc) určena, dělat to co má (o nějaké věci), sloužit svému účelu

verb, British English, informal - to do exactly what it is supposed to

 

neck of the woods - končiny, oblast

phrase, informal - a particular area

 

beat about the bush - chodit kolem (okolo) horké kaše

verb, British English - to avoid talking about something important

 

when it comes to - co se týče, co do, když přijde na

phrase - as for, regarding

 

a big fish in a little pond - velká ryba v malém rybníce

phrase - a person that is important in a small group of people but is not known outside that group

 

move on - obrátit list, posunout se, jít dál (přeneseně)

verb - to stop doing something and start doing something else

 

bump - praštit se (do), udeřit se (do), narazit si

verb - to hit something unexpectedly and clumsily

 

bump into - narazit na, vrazit do, náhodou potkat (koho)

verb - to meet someone unexpectedly

 

pure - úplný, absolutní, naprostý

adjective - complete and total