neděle, 5. května 2024, 17.49
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MONEY
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pick up the tab

zatáhnout (= 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

piggy bank

prasátko (pokladnička)

Drag five coins into the piggy bank that add to 27 cents. (Google)
Money is falling out of the sky and you have to collect it in your piggy bank. (Google)
Piggy banks are used to reinforce ideas of savings and spending to children; money can be easily inserted, but the pig must be broken open for it to be retreived, forcing the child to justify his or her decision. (Google)

pony up

zaplatit, uhradit

The auto maker says it will pony up 200-thousand dollars to spur the adoption of older wild horses held in captivity. (Google)

NY hospital groups want insurers to pony up for IT. (Google)

You creeps have to pony up more than $3.2 mil to see more than this!!  (Google)