čtvrtek, 9. května 2024, 03.16
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: SHOPPING
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beat money out of sb

vyrazit z někoho peníze    tongueout

They should learn to quit trying to beat money out of a dead horse. WebC

They won't come to your house to beat money out of you, unless you've managed to do tons without paying for it. WebC

That issue dealt with the fact that the NEA is using legislation to beat money out of the taxpayers... WebC

big spender

ten, kdo hodně utrácí   mixed

New defence minister a big spender. WebC

It's a hard sell to convince young people who are the big spenders that cider is the most fashionable drink. WASPS

Report calls city of Pittsburgh a big spender.  WebC

blow one's money on sth

utratit všechny své peníze najednout, rozhazovat penězi   thoughtful

But my dad blew his money on drinking and drugs and buying rounds for his friends. WebC

He blew his money on alcohol and spent late nights at a bar, leaving his wife at home stressed out and worried about her husband. WebC

After the 16th century, tastes changed again; royal families blew their money on lavish parties instead of sculptures honoring the dead. WebC

blow one's stake

přijít o/utratit všechny své peníze     mixed

We now went uptown, for we didn't see a town very often, to blow our stake.  WebC

Larger bets may be more to your liking if you're willing to blow your stake in a grab at a bigger prize. WebC

They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their
stake...  WebC

book bargain

výprodej knih    wink

The Friends shop is a popular place for book bargain hunters. WebC

If you are looking for a book bargain, this is it. WebC

It is indeed a book bargain day, as the maximum price on any item is $1.00. WebC

born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth

od narození dobře zaopatřený   cool

Charles was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, in the castle of Arona in Northern Italy, on October 2, 1538. WebC

The student in our class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's never worked a day in his life. WebC

He didn't work for anything. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and just expects to be treated like a king. WebC

bottom out

Dosiahnuť najnižšiu úroveň, padnúť až na dno

1. And of course that become overlayed by the Gulf situation , but there are clear signs now that the recession has bottomed out but that we 're on the way up again. BNCB

2. This potential demand is estimated to be of the order of 600,000 , and if it becomes clear that the housing market has bottomed out and house prices are rising once more , it could provide significant support to the housing market . BNCB

3. It 's bottomed out now , but it 's fallen by about fifty or sixty in the last eight months . BNCB

brand new

zbrusu nový   kiss

There was this guy who had just bought a brand new Ferrari F-50 and he was taking it for a cruise. WebC

I just bought a brand new pine table that is painted black from Spiegel.  WebC

When was the last time you bought a brand new car? WebC

bread and butter

 živobytí, obživa    approve

I’ll keep my radio job for fun, but the Monkey knife fighting is my bread and butter, and my passion. WebC

The glamour industry of course, is my bread and butter. WebC

Because tennis is my bread and butter I would not stop playing. WebC

bread line

fronta na potraviny rozdávané charitou; existenční minimum   dead

Right now I guess I'll focus on this life and finding something to keep me out of the bread line. WebC

Finally, I stood in the bread line in Twenty-fifth Street... WebC

It must be understood that about 80 per cent of the Indian people live below the bread line.  WebC

bring home the bacon

živit rodinu

One of the reasons why Anne's parents approved of her new husband was the fact that he really brought home the bacon. Google

Can women bring home the bacon and have their husbands not feel emasculated? WebCorp

Why are today's two-income household budgets leaner than when just one parent brought home the bacon? Google

bucket shop

cestovní agentura, kde je možné zakoupit levné letenky   smile

If you manage to get a ticket from a bucket shop, make sure you read the fine print. WebC

Your best bet may be to fly to London, or even Munich, and pick up a cheap flight from a bucket shop there. WebC

If you're just after cheap international airfare, you're probably better off going to a bucket shop. WebC

buy a lemon

koupit bezcennou, nepoužitelnou věc (obvykle o autě)  sad

If you think you've bought a lemon, first try to resolve the problem with your dealer. WebC

You don't know if you've bought a lemon until it's too late. WebC

Initially we loved the car but began having lots of problems, I think we were just unlucky and had bought a lemon. WebC

buy a pig in a poke

kupovat zajíce v pytli   clown

There's a definite limit on what you can successfully sell through a classified ad because people simply won't buy "a pig in a poke". WebC

While English speakers must be careful not to buy a pig in a poke, Czechs have to watch out for hares in sacks. WebC

"They're asking people to buy a pig in a poke, and not really telling us what the pig looks like," he said. WebC

buy a pup

koupit něco bezcenného   shy

The car didn't even have a cam cover over the timing belt so I guess I bought a pup. WebC

The fact is that the Government bought a pup. WebC

At Wimbledon the size and nature of the crowds led Sam to sell to those who ultimately felt that they had bought a pup. WebC