cash in one's chipsprodat něco (všechno) za účelem získání peněz (větší finanční částky) 1. I think it's time to cash in our chips. It's the only way we can pay the bill. (google) 2. As opposed to a regular poker game, a player cannot cash in his chips during the tournament. (google) 3. I decided it was time to cash in my chips and smell the real money. (google) |
lose one's shirtprohrát kalhoty City commissioner Ed Phillips didn't lose his shirt playing cards this week. (Google) |
worth one's saltstát za něco, být něco platný, být na svém místě Even today, a good employee is said to be worth his salt. No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. The Greeks traded slaves for salt, and a bad slave was "not worth his salt". |
scrape togetherdát dohromady, nashromáždit
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money to burnpeníze na rozdávání Christine's new boyfriend seems to have money to burn. He's always buying her extravagant gifts. (FreeDictionary) Of course, Bennett will have money to burn until he keels over dead. (Google) She´s bought brand new shoes, I can´t believe she can afford them. - Well, she has money to burn.(Google) |
buy something for a songkoupit něco za babku You can buy them for a song (as it were), slip them into your computer’s CD writer, and burn your own music mixes in a matter of minutes. (Google) |
make a bundlevydělat balík When the market went up they made a bundle. (Google) |
flat brokeúplně švorc Mary recalls how they were flat broke and almost living hand to mouth. (BNCB) Nothing to say, dear girl, your papa is flat broke, that´s all there is to it. (BNCB) As they bicker, Panama is flat broke. |
pick up the tabzatáhnout (= zaplatit) účet In addition, my company will pick up the tab for all legal and moving expenses. BNCB He wouldn't pick up the tab for anyone else. BNCB Despite the fact that the public purse had been so shamefully ripped off by the sales and the asset stripping, it was left to the ratepayers, through the local authority , to pick up the tab. BNCB |
bet one's bottom dollarvsadit poslední peníz I can tell you I've no intention of letting her slip away from me, and I'll bet my bottom dollar she's not going, either. (BNCB) You can bet your sweet bottom dollar that more prominent businesses receive even more spam than I do. (Google) I'm getting my pictures developed tomorrow, but you can bet your goddamn bottom dollar I'm not putting them on a disc. (Google) |