skirt suit - kostýmek
BrE
/'skɜ:tˌsju:t/
AmE
/'skɜ:rtˌsu:t/

noun - a suit worn by women

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

 
over my dead body - jen přes (mou) mrtvolu
BrE
/ˌəʊvə maɪ 'ded 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər maɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di/

adverb, informal - a phrase that says that we are strictly against something, we don't allow it

 
die out - vymřít, vyhynout
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to become extinct, to stop existing

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

 
mamba - mamba
BrE
/'mæmbə/
AmE
/'mæmbə/

noun - a very dangerous African snake

upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
rowdy - neurvalý, hlučící
BrE
/'raʊdi/
AmE
/'raʊdi/

adjective - (of people) loud and noisy, causing trouble

 
row - hluk, randál, rámus, rachot
BrE
/'raʊ/
AmE
/'raʊ/

noun - a loud noise

 
cashew nut - ořech kešu, kešu oříšek
BrE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/
AmE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
cashew - kešu (ořech)
BrE
/'kæʃu:/
AmE
/'kæʃu:/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
sucker - trouba (důvěřivec), důvěřivec, důvěřivý trouba, naivka
BrE
/'sʌkə/
AmE
/'sʌkər/

noun, informal - a person who is easy to cheat

 
sucker punch - dát nečekanou ránu pěstí
BrE
/'sʌkəˌpʌntʃ/
AmE
/'sʌkərˌpʌntʃ/

verb, informal - to hit someone when they are not expecting it

exorbitant
exorbitant - přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/

adjective - much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)

 
loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus
BrE
/'lu:ni bɪn/
AmE
/'lu:ni bɪn/

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