have more holes than Swiss cheese - mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer

verb - to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors

 

thingummy - cosi, něco

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 

rationalisation - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun, British English - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

rationalization - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 

direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

thaw out - tát, roztát, nechat roztát

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft

 

pass something around - dát kolovat

verb, British English - to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.

 

let off steam - odreagovat se, vybít se

verb, informal - to do something (such as go to a bar, work out, etc.) in order to release tension, anger or excess energy

 

flutter - poletovat, třepetat křídly

verb - to move back and forth, form side to side, or up and down (in the air), to fly in this manner

centre - centrum

noun - a building where people go for a particular purpose, e.g. to do fitness, to find information, to get first aid etc.

leash - vodítko

noun - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it

lead - vodítko

noun, British English - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it

support - podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)

verb - to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something

thaw - tát, roztát, nechat roztát

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft