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take the lid off - prozradit, provalit (na veřejnost)

verb - to inform people about something unpleasant or shocking which was kept a secret

 

lift the lid on - prozradit, provalit (na veřejnost)

verb - to inform people about something unpleasant or shocking which was kept a secret

 

keep a lid on - držet pod kontrolou

verb - to keep something under control

 

keep a lid on - držet pod pokličkou

verb - to keep something a secret

 

lidded - zavřený víčkem, zavřený víkem, zavíkovaný, mající víko, mající víčko

adjective - (of containers, bottles, boxes) having a lid on or coming with a lid

 

damning - usvědčující

adjective - proving somebody's guilt

 

damn - zatratit, odsoudit

verb, informal - to condemn something, to strongly criticize something, to send someone to hell as a punishment

 

teeny-weeny - malilinkatý, malinkatý, prťavý, mrňavoučký

adjective, informal - very tiny, extremely small

 

pop the question - požádat o ruku

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you

 

frigid - ledový, mrazivý, chladný

adjective - very cold or very unfriendly

 

cancel out - vyrovnat (se), vykrátit (se), vyrušit (se)

verb - not to have any effect because two things have the opposite effect

 

conservatoire - konzervatoř, hudební konzervatoř

noun, British English - a school where people learn music or acting

 

conservatory - konzervatoř, hudební konzervatoř

noun, American English - a school where people learn music or acting

 

conservatory - zimní zahrada, prosklená přístavba

noun, British English - a room with glass walls and glass roof that is attached to a house and is usually used to grow sensitive plants in

 

curtain call - děkovačka (po představení)

noun - the time when the actors of a play come to the front of the stage and the audience applaud