pasiva, závazky, dluhy 

The business has liabilities of £2 million.

odpovědnost

"The Court found him liable for causing the injury."

být povinen nahradit škodu

flákať sa

1. He was being paid to work, wasn't he, not to lie down on the job? BNC

2. The new Police Chief fired two officers he accused of lying down on the job. CIDoI

3. How many employers exhort their workers with "Let’s not lay down on the job"? Google

žiť niečím, žiť pre niečo

1. We're brought up to live and breathe politics. BNC

2. Because we ourselves are Italian we live and breathe Italy and all things Italian. BNC

3. For twenty years I`ve lived and breathed dance. It`s been my whole life. CIDoI

žiť z ruky do úst

1. He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail. BNC

2. Ministerially the king lived from hand to mouth, on occasions with a double ministry of foreign affairs. BNC

3. Financial support is perhaps the most accessible to documentation, although even this is not always clear, especially for the great majority of the population who did not codify their financial support for kin through wills and settlements, simply because they lived from hand to mouth. BNC

užiť si to

1. Accountant used cash to live it up. BNC

2. But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time, you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends. BNC

3. I decided to live it up for a while - at least until the money run out. CIDoI

• The company´s position is looking up since we introduced our new discount rates for bulk orders and prompt settlement of account. - Postavení firmy se zlepšilo od té doby, co jsme zavedli nové slevy při velkomnožstevních objednávkách a okamžité úhradě platby.
• things are looking up - věci se vyvíjejí dobře
  

stratiť vieru, že uspejem

1."The first set was incredible; it was like a final; but after I got that set David seemed to lose heart a bit," said Corsie later. BNC

2. If you are among the 40pc of the population who show a susceptibility to allergy, don't lose heart! BNC

3. So many people give up because, after the elation of seeing the pounds fall off in the first few days, they lose heart when weight loss slows down. BNC

zarobiť veľa peňazí

1. But an on-the-ball whisky shop could make a killing with its special EC-label malt Scotch at £27.70 a bottle. BNC

2. We've been worried for years about their tendency to see Britain as a soft market in which to make a killing. BNC

3. Once it has been led farther and farther away from the nest by the parent bird, it will have difficulty in rediscovering the position of the nest and will, in all probability, set off to search elsewhere if it fails to make a killing. BNC

zbytočne niečim strácať čas

1. We've added controls which take full advantage of the instant responsiveness and controllability of gas, so you needn't make a meal out of cooking up a snack. BNC

2. I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it. CIDoI

3. Grandmother Maidment was a good manager, a good cook who could make a meal out of nothing and was especially expert with currant duff, steamed suet pudding made in a cloth. BNC

prísť k peniazom

1. Young hopefuls in dead-end jobs with a burning desire to make a quick buck were seen, along with unworldly yet ambitious and arrogant graduates. BNC

2. Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry. BNC

3. Others would prefer just to fuel the war, and make a quick buck at the same time. BNC

urobiť z núdze cnosť

1. However, my brief was to make a virtue of necessity, as we all have to do from time to time, and concentrate on the planting. BNC

2. Because import duty (35 per cent on ornamented goods) and freight charges, had from the start pushed prices up in the US, Peter now decided to make a virtue of necessity and deliberately aimed for an exclusive designer image with corresponding price tag. BNC

3. It`s a long way to drive so I thought I`d make a virtue of necessity and stop off at some interesting places along the way. CIDoI