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in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup

adverb - very quickly

blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 

in ruins - v troskách

adjective - extremely damaged

 

soppy - sentimentální

adjective, British English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 

sappy - sentimentální

adjective, American English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 

ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu

verb - to make someone lose all their money

 

Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž

noun, British English, informal - the false confidence that you get when you are drunk

 

jive - jive (tanec)

noun - a fast dance performed to jazz music

 

bolero - bolero (tanec)

noun - a type of Spanish dance

 

paso doble - paso doble (tanec)

noun - a Latin American dance

 

swing - swing (tanec)

noun - one of the social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music

 

polka - polka (tanec)

noun - a fast dance for people dancing in pairs

 

have a ball - výborně se bavit, užít si

verb, informal - to have a very good time

 

masquerade - vydávat se, přestrojit se, tvářit se (jako někdo jiný)

verb - to pretend to be someone or something you are not

 

masquerade - přetvářka, divadlo

noun - a way of behaving that hides the truth