otrhané džíny, oblečení

The children were wearing dirty ragged clothes. CIDI

His head rose above the floor level of the hay-loft in time to see a great deal more of Melody than he had anticipated as she slipped her ragged clothes back on. BNCB

Tall and skinny in his ragged clothes, his skin tanned a deep brown by the sun, stealing from tree to tree in his bare feet. BNCB

staré hadry

Her hands are claws she keeps concealed within her rags and tatters. BNCB

She propped Scathach against the ledge of the wide window, then made a nest in the middle of the room, furs, clothing, rags and tatters of standards. BNCB

She came out of the marshes, and she was grey all over grey hair, grey face, grey rags and tatters and all mired and spattered, besides, from the marsh mud. BNCB

papouškovat, tupě opakovat

A parrot is a bird that can repeat words and noises it has just heard.CIDI

When I went to Sunday school, we had to recite passages from the Bible parrot-fashion.CIDI

Dealers would repeat this parrot fashion in the same optimistic note that the director had used on them. BNC-B

připravit se trvrdou práci, pustit se do čeho

Our local team need to roll their sleeves up and put a bit more effort into their football. CIDI

Let`s roll up our sleeves and begin to work so that we can finish early. IC

I think they'll have to recognize that it's gonna be roll your sleeves up and we're go we aren't gonna be able to do all of the things we wanted to do, and that's the price we're gonna have to pay.  BNC-B

růžový, příliš optimistický

At least we are much nearer than we were in the era your rose-coloured glasses have alighted upon. BNCB

His third requirement is top-notch chief financial officer who won't see the world through the rose-coloured glasses of an ex-salesman. BNCB

An article in the January Railway World is well worth reading and the editor who interviewed Mr Tony Hills saw the Vale of Rheidol through rose-coloured glasses. BNCB

ke krku

The sweater is a simple, round neck style that looks good with either skirts or trousers. BNCB

 If you're knitting a round neck and have stitches held on waste yarn, you should make a note of the number of stitches on waste as you knit them off. BNCB

With its pretty round neck, softly padded shoulders and front-pocket detail, it looks great worn with a skirt or trousers. BNCB

kraťasy na běhání

She had a sports bag to put all her things in: her swimming gear, her running shorts and her riding things. BNCB

 Prague was the last stadium where I wore conventional running shorts. BNCB

She was in her warmup kit of white tank top, running shorts, red legwarmers, and basketball shoes. BNCB