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compare apples and oranges - míchat jablka s hruškami (srovnávat nesrovnatelné)

verb - comparing things which are completely different from each other

 

mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

 

peanuts - pakatel, pár šupů (málo peněz)

noun, informal - a very small amount of money

 

butter - namazat máslem

verb - to spread butter on something

 

butter up - podlézat, přehnaně lichotit, mazat med kolem huby

verb, informal - to say nice things to someone because you want them to do something for you

 

cherrypick - vybírat si (jen to nejlepší)

verb, informal - to choose only the best and leave the rest for others

 

cabinetmaker - umělecký truhlář, truhlář, stolař

noun - someone who makes high-quality wooden furniture

 

crash - zhroutit se (ceny, akcie), zkrachovat

verb - to suddenly lose value, to fail

 

uneducated - nevzdělaný

adjective - not having studied, not knowing a lot of things because you have not studied enough

 

schooling - školní vzdělání, školní vzdělávání, vzdělání, vzdělání

noun - education that is received in schools

 

kung fu - kung fu

noun - a Chinese fighting art where you fight without weapons, using your feet and hands

 

put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities

 

mulberry - moruše

noun - a dark soft fruit that grows on a small tree, or the tree that gives this fruit

 

gaudiness - křiklavost, extravagantnost, okázalost

noun - the state of being extravagant, using bright colours, standing out from the rest etc.

 

gaudily - křiklavě, extravagantně, okázale

adverb - in an extravagant way, especially using bright colours etc.