baviť sa, vyraziť von

1. Tonight we're going to paint the town red. BNC

2. You want to have a good time and paint the town red this weekend, but somehow you feel restricted and constrained from enjoying life. BNC

3. Jack finished his exams today so he`s gone out to paint the town red. CIDoI

v časovej tiesni, pod tlakom

1. In the years 1815-27, when he was hated by the young Romantic poets for his apostasy, it is only fair to point out that many quite reasonable people were at panic stations because of incipient popular unrest. BNC

2. No matter how organized you think you are, one hour before the show starts it`s panic stations. CIDoI

3. We are already at panic stations with four or five matches per club still to be played. Google

na niekoho preniesť zodpovednosť

1. In the meanwhile , simulation buys time and allows us to pass the baton to the next generation which may well have to face similar problems. WASPS

2. Dougal resigns as head of the treasury this month, passing the baton to one of his closest associates. CIDoI

3. 'Pass the baton' meeting is scheduled. Google

payroll - výplatní listina

Is that journalist already on our payroll?

• Since we phased in the new working hours and extended the holiday entitlement, the staff are much happier and their productivity has increased signiificantly.
• As the new assembly line for our sports cars is phased in we will gradually phase out the old one and retrain all the skilled mechanics. - Jakmile bude uvedena do provozu nová montážní linka pro sportovní automobily, zastavíme postupně starou a přeškolíme všechny kvalifikované mechaniky.
  

začať byť úspešný

1. The candidate dubbed himself "the comeback kid" and his campaign steadily picked up steam. BNC

2. In the third month the campaign really started to pick up steam. CIDoI

3. There are signs that the economy is picking up steam. CIDoI

zamestnanie pre ženy (vačšinou v kancelárii)

1. Until recently secretarial work and nursing were very much pink-collar professions.Google

2. Women are more educated and employed at higher levels than ever before but remain largely confined to traditional pink-collar jobs. Google

3. Most women returning to work after raising children, head for pink-collar jobs in sales and service. CIDoI

• you must plan out the details in the most careful detail possible. - musíte si co nejpečlivěji rozplánovat všechny maličkosti.
  

hrať sa na Boha

1. Some of us play God through our use of language. BNC

2. Surely it is not the scientists who are guilty of hubris here but their accusers, in implying that humans could play God. BNC

3. In his veto message Sinner warned against the abuse of governmental power, stating that government" must not play God". BNC

hrať druhé husle

1. Throughout her married life she had to play second fiddle to the interests of her husband. BNC

2. So good was his work, so fulfilling of my ambitions, that I have been well content to let my narrative in this book play second fiddle to his excellent photographs. BNC

3. You`ll have to choose between your wife and me. I won`t play second fiddle to anyone. CIDoI

• I ploughed all my money into one single investment fund. - Vložil/vrazil jsem všechny své peníze do jediného investičního fondu.
  

taktika, postup

Change your policy on dumping waste.

- the person to whom an insurance policy is issued

zájmy, pohnutky

He is a victim of internal politics.

cvičením k dokonalosti

1. Do not resent the number of essays you have to write, as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect! BNC

2. The old adage "practice makes perfect",  must be kept in mind when one begins to despair. BNC

3. You can`t expect to become a brilliant dancer overnight, but practise makes perfect. CIDoI

pojistné

- a payment, usually monthly, yearly etc, for an insurance policy

Car insurance premiums have increased this year.

stažení výrobku z trhu

Product recalls of children's toys are now very rare.

marže

Profit margins are not too high these days.

využiť(zneužiť) svoje postavenie

1. Distinguished people make a practice of visiting the opera, and pull rank so as to meet the artistes, especially attractive females.BNC

2. He doesn`t have authority to pull rank on me any more. CIDoI

3. She was boss of forty or more people but, to her credit, she never once pulled rank. CIDoI

riadiť (organizáciu), "ťahať za nitky"

1. I may be able to pull a few strings for you if you need the document urgently. CIDoI

2. You just pull the strings and I do what ever you want. BNC

3. For generations they have been led to believe that Britain and America secretly pull the strings in their country. BNC

pohnout zadkem, začít něco dělat

If you aren't satified with someone and want them to do better, you can tell them to pull up their socks. (www.usingenglish.com)

He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team. (thefreedictionary)

You can take breaks or naps, but the clock continues to tick as you do so; generally, it behooves one to just pull up one's socks and keep going.(Google)

posilňovať, dvíhať činky

1. They pump iron for hours every morning. BNC

2. Even his face was muscular, as though he pumped iron with his ears. BNC

3. These days, both men and women pump iron for fitness. CIDoI

prihovoriť sa za niekoho

1. He put in a good word for me and it went on from there. BNC

2. The producers told me later that I got the job because of the winning chemistry between us ; and that Pauline had put in a good word for me. BNC

3. The landlord of the inn which Ernest visited when his mother and his wife became too much for him knew of a coffee-house in the town which needed a kitchenmaid, and because he put in a good word for her, Ruth was given the job without references. BNC

uvést na trh

Two leading North Yorkshire inns have been put on the market .

dať hlavy dokopy

1. After the two cross-examinations, lasting perhaps ten or fifteen minutes in all, the two counsel put their heads together for a minute, and then one of them addresses the rest of the gathering, who have acted as jury, and submits that the alibi has been broken down because of this and that discrepancy. BNC

2. The result was that, although all four teams put their heads together in the pub, there were almost as many theories as there were people. BNC

3. His long term objective is to re-establish the economic basis of Berlin by persuading researchers of industry to put their heads together and devise some new products. BNC

priložiť ruku k dielu

1. If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel. Google

2. If everyone puts their shoulder to the wheel, the job will be finished in no time. CIDoI

3. Instead of having to stand on his head, he is runing hard and putting his shoulder to the wheel because, of course, he is a member of the No Turning Back group. BNC

začať písať

1. Surrounded by admiring fans, the young author put pen to paper with an already practiced style, pretty slick for a 10 year old, especially considering he wrote his book when he was 7. BNC

2. I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters. BNC

3. The letter from Kate Westwood in your February edition prompted me to put pen to paper. BNC

niečo odložiť

1. If you have failed to brief them properly then they have little option but to either put it on hold or send it back as it came out and let you sort it out. BNC

2. The project has been put on hold until our financial position improves. CIDoI

3. Mr Murdoch also told the meeting that plans for Media Partners International, the investment vehicle, had been put on hold. BNC