shopliftingdrobná 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 |
like a bull in a china shopjako 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 |
set up shopzaložit, 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 |
talk shophovořit 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 |
thrift shopobchod 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 |
pin moneykapesné, 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 |
shopping bingenákupní 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 |
shop up a stormhorlivě 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 |
come to the wrong shopbýt 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 |
on the marketna 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 |
be in the moneybýt 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 |
buy a pig in a pokekupovat 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 |
buy upskoupit, vykoupit produkt nebo akcie podniku We buy up to whole warehouses of consumer products. WebC At closing time, Abe comes in and buys up the last shares. WMDI US multinationals buy up Australian plantations at the expense of native forests. WebC |
buy a pupkoupit něco bezcenného 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 |
buy sth for a songkoupit něco za babku We have heard that the place was going downhill a few years ago and, as a result, they'd bought it for a song. WebC I bought it for a song, and after almost ten years of joy, sold it (like an idiot) for a little more than three times what I paid for it. WebC He bought a princely palace and he bought it for a song. WebC |