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Phrases, phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms (31 cards)

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poslední kapka

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the last straw

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2
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I had a strong reaction to it. (zarazilo mě to)

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It struck me.

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mánie, horečka

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frenzy

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4
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everyone knows you for this thing — and for good reason!

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have a well-earned reputation for something

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5
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so much politeness that it’s kind of ridiculous

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excessive politeness

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6
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accidentally walk into someone in the street — maybe they dropped their coffee

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bump into someone

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7
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This is not the polite way to do something.

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It’s really not done.

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8
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synonym to the word “movie”

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flick

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9
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really, really weird, strange, unusual

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bizzare

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10
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in a place that is hidden and not too obvious

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nicely tucked away

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11
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other names for savage, vicious, wild

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fierce

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12
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spend more than you need to — as a treat!

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splash out on something

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13
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a part of a big opportunity

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a piece of the action

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14
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able to adapt to new situations and determined to succeed at any cost

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go-getting

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15
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to follow what’s going on

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keep up

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16
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listening to other people’s conversations without them noticing

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eavesdropping

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talking about lots of different topics

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covering lots of territory

18
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to be confident

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be sure of oneself

19
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flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help or support

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butter someone up

20
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to stop particular activity for the rest of the day

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call it a day (night)

21
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do something for someone in order to help them (pro něčí dobro)

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for someone´s sake

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check out, explore, go into, examine, inspect,.. (ponořit se)

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to delve into something

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suspicious, questionable, fishy, dodgy, dubious,…

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arrise, occur, pop up, emerge,…

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to take action or to be about something
deal with something
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benefit, advantage, bonus
perk
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vyrazit na cestu
hit the road
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hypnotize
mesmerize
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to be tricked or fooled by someone
to be had
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vmáčknout se (někoho, např. do diáře)
squeeze sb in
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an act of stealing; a financial exploitation (vykořisťování); a cheap exploitive imitation
rip-off