kupovat zajíce v pytli   

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

být při penězích  

If the potential gains are better than 3 times my potential losses, I am in the money. WebC

Forget the bank, kids are in the money and they're ready to spend. WebC

You will be able to see if you are in the money or out of the money. WebC

na trhu 

Not all crops allowed on the market are currently for sale. WebC

Yes, our house is on the market. We want to sell it by October 1.  WMDI

On the market, nothing ultimately counts but the buyer's dollars. WebC

být na špatné adrese 

If you're looking for a book to pet you and sooth you and reassure you that everything you already think is exactly right, you've come to the wrong shop. WebC

Well, you've come to the wrong shop for it: you'll get no justice here... WebC

But if it's lean, mean spa cuisine you're after, you've come to the wrong shop. WebC

horlivě nakupovat 

So shop up a storm this month and feel good about spending all that money. WebC

Enjoy yourself and shop up a storm. WebC

It's a place to shop up a storm, mail your letters, do your banking, entertain your children, have a cocktail or just grab a snack. WebC

nákupní horečka 

Since the early 1990s, this town has been on a shopping binge, adding dozens of new stores and expanding existing shopping malls. WebC

He found that every time she felt cornered or found herself in a situation which diminished her sense of self, she went on a shopping binge. WebC

For a time the Easter shopping binge was supplanted by a far smaller candy-buying
one, but now even this phenomenon appears to be in decline. WebC

kapesné, peníze na nákup každodenních menších potřeb 

Janet used to earn pin money by painting signs. WMDI

This enabled the upper and lower-classes to save and have enough pin money at market time. WebC

Elizabeth works two days a week in a friend's boutique which she enjoys, as it gives her a little pin money and some independent social contact. BNC

obchod s použitým zbožím (výdělěk jde na pomoc chudým a bezdomovcům)    

New thrift shop to help poor children in Haiti. WebC

Humane Society opens thrift shop. WebC

MITS is a volunteer-based thrift shop with opportunities for volunteers of all ages. WebC

hovořit  stále o svém zaměstnání (většinou nežádoucně) 

From time to time, taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other's work and publications. BNC

I don't like to talk shop when we have visitors. It's too boring. WMDI

Industry folk talk shop over spring rolls and eightballs at this high-end billiards club. WebC

založit, zařídit obchod 

At the age of 22 he set up shop in Sweeting's Alley, which was near the Royal Exchange. BNC

Some claim that Disney should have set up shop in sunny Spain rather than chilly Paris. BNC

Wade Smith was given salesman of the year in January and promptly left to set up shop on his own. BNC

jako slon v porcelánu  

You're not going to go storming in there like a bull in a china shop again? BNC

He's like a bull in a china shop, rushing everywhere, wanting to do everything, etc. WebC

Coming on like a bull in a china shop will not win friends - respecting the ongoing flow of conversation will. WebC

drobná krádež v obchodě  

So can it be true that this child was really caught shoplifting? WebC

For some teens, shoplifting is an addiction that can be as hard to stop as taking drugs. WebC

Theft Talk provides counseling for people who steal or are caught shoplifting. WebC