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shake off - setřást, shodit

verb - to get rid of something which you don't want

 

dream catcher - lapač snů

noun - a small round talisman that's hung by a person's bed to keep away bad dreams

 

scavenge - hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky

verb - to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away

 

collection - sbírání, vyzvednutí

noun - an act of bringing things into one place or taking something away from a place

 

net - čistý (zisk ap.)

adjective - (of an amount of money) left when there is nothing more to be taken away

 

kidnapping - únos (člověka)

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person and demanding money for his/her return

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

 

scam - podvést, vylákat podvodem

verb, informal - to deceive someone in order to get money from them

 

allotment - dávka, příděl

noun, formal - an amount of something that someone is allowed to get

 

rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž

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

 

go after - jít za (něčím), jít po (někom)

verb - to try to get something, to try to catch someone

 

ask around - poptat se

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work