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catch forty winks - zdřímnout si, dát si šlofíka, schrupnout si

verb, British English, informal - to take a nap

 

striking - do očí bijící, pozoruhodný

adjective - interesting and unusual, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

 

give me five - plácni si se mnou, pojď si plácnout

verb, informal - used to say when you want someone to open a hand so you can slap it with your hand in celebration or greeting

 

keep up - pokračovat, nepřestávat, trvat

verb - to continue without stopping

 

one for the road - jednoho na cestu, jedno na cestu (o alkoholickém nápoji)

phrase, informal - a last alcoholic drink before leaving

 

in one ear and out the other - jedním uchem tam, druhým ven

phrase, informal - to be forgotten quickly

 

cost - stát, vyžadovat, vzít (např. sil)

verb - to cause the loss or destruction of something

 

back to square one - zpátky, na začátek, na nulu

phrase, informal - to start again because the way you were doing something failed

 

mid-thirties - polovina třicátých let (věk či časové období)

noun - the time of life between 34 and 36

 

sunbed - solárium, solárko (ve tvaru postele)

noun, British English - a structure like a bed with ultraviolet lights that you lie on to make your skin browner

 

salon - salón (např. kosmetický, kadeřnický), salón krásy

noun - a shop that gives people beauty treatments

 

stay out of the dog house - nedostat se do průšvihu, nedostat se do maléru

verb, informal - to stay out of trouble

 

in the dog house - v maléru, v průšvihu, v nemilosti (u někoho)

adverb, informal -

 

hit the bull's eye - trefit (se) do černého

verb, informal - to have the wanted effect

 

print out - vytisknout

verb - to make a paper copy of a document etc. using a printer