be all over the shopvšude (hovor.), halabala, páté přes deváté, bez ladu a skladu The presents were fantastic, but she shipped the stuff with about 7,000 evil packing peanuts, which naturally dispersed themselves all over the shop. WebC The movie's dilemma is that its luxurious pace ambles all over the shop, never really getting anywhere or bringing any of the characters to a satisfying conclusion. BNC We put the same bright yellow flier-invitations on our door and all over the shop so people would see and be reminded everywhere they looked. WebC |
be badly offbýt na tom finančně špatně He is badly off for money. WebC He is badly off because of his waste. WebC You see at home we are badly off economically, my mom has eight children besides me, and she has to work for all of them because her husband is very old and now almost no one hires him. WebC |
be behind the timesbýt staromódní That woman in the old-fashioned clothes is behind the times. WebC The office I’m placed in is behind the times, technologically speaking, and I repeatedly compare it to a medieval society... WebC Avant-garde art is behind the times, and the times are about mass communication by means of technology built on the back of science. WebC |
be better offzámožnější We occasionally encounter the claim that a plaintiff is better off financially than before the accident, or at least will be better off in the future. WebC Customers are better off today than they were a year ago. WebC Survey argues that UK employees are better off than their European neighbours. WebC |
be brokebýt na mizině I am broke and have no income whatsoever. WebC I am broke, I do not have a lot of knowledge and my credit is bad; however, I am willing to work hard. WebC I am broke and drinking water out of the tap. WebC |
be caught shortmít nedostatek (obv.peněz) We went to lunch and I was caught short and had to ask Tom to pay the bill. WebC The City Council is caught short of money that should be refunded to senior citizen and disabled bus riders... WebC If a bank is caught short of cash to meet fund outflows, it will be forced to sell its (non-liquid) asset quickly and suffer capital losses... WebC |
be cheesybýt nevkusný, laciný, nemožný Valentine's Day is cheesy and interferes with my birthday. WebC Yes, the story is cheesy, but it moves along at a good pace and most of the acting is good. WebC The first season was good, but this one is cheesy. WebC |
be dirty with moneymít peněz jako šlupek Europeans, he knew, were dirty with money but had no scruples. WebC This was a place to make money; also where else could you go party, have fun and go home all dirty with money... WebC. He was dirty with money and therefore could buy anything he wanted. PDEI |
be flush with (of) moneybýt při penězích According to the farmers, the board is said to be flush with money collected through levies and penalties. WebC Unlike most Third World countries seeking influence in Washington, Saudi Arabia is Although China is flush with money to spend, its leaders know spending too much |
be fooled out of one's moneybýt ošizen o peníze I would have went home but I was ashamed to go after being fooled out of my money... WebC I was never so fooled out of my money before, since the house of my birth. WebC I was, however, a little suspicious about being fooled out of my money, and I asked |
be in a tight squeezebýt ve složité finanční situaci Faced with an increase in government fees, rising benefit costs, declining enrolments, and rising supply costs, the Board is in a tight squeeze. WebC The company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year. WebC Schools across the country are in a tight squeeze because local support is declining while the need for technologically advanced programs is rising. WebC |
be in cloveržít v nadbytku, mít na růžích ustláno Eugene Kelly is in clover. Thanks to Kurt Cobain, he doesn't have to work again. WebC American foreign policy kept him in power and in clover. BNC If the reader is motivated and interested and has the money to spend, the bookseller is in clover. WebC |
be in fundsbýt při penězích Perry will be planning to leave for the Continent as soon as he is in funds. WebC It will be used to finance an expensive lifestyle or habit, and many serious and organised criminals appear to be short of money as often as they are in funds. WebC As soon as they are in funds they ride into town, drink, gamble and fight. WebC |
be in hockmít věci v zatsavárně, být zadlužený The little guy is the typical American, and he's deeply in debt. The little guy is in hock up to his ears. WebC The average household and business today is in hock up to their necks. WebC In 1992, the average household owed only $56 for every $100 it earned. Now, it is in hock, owing $125 for every $100 earned. WebC |
be in hock to sbbýt zadlužený u koho Bernie is in hock to the club and to Shelly for a large gambling debt and has been paying it off by chilling shooters on a hot streak. WebC Today, the United States of America is in hock to about 12 nations around the world, including those very same oil kingdoms, but also nations like China. WebC He is in hock to the mob and desperately needs to raise some cash. WebC |