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DISAPPROVING
= talk too much, usually without listening to other people
like/love the sound ...
like/ love the sound of your own voice
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(idiom)
= to have very little patience with people who you think are stupid or have stupid ideas
not suffer fools gladly
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(idiom)
= very strong and able to bear pain, criticism, etc. without complaining
He might be in his eighties but he ..., that man.
He might be in his eighties but he's tough as old boots, that man.
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jak vyjádříš při popisu osobu: na první pohled x hluboko uvnitř?
on the surface x deep down
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Na první pohled se zdá, že je to opravdu úspěšný podnikatel, který má svůj život uspořádaný. Ale když trochu poodhrnete závěs, zjistíte, že jeho život je pěkný zmatek.
On the surface, he seems like a really successful businessman, with his life all put together. But if you pull back the curtain a bit, you realize that his life is a mess.
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Na první pohled vypadalo vše v pořádku, ale poté, co jsme začali, jsme si uvědomili, že plán je od základu chybný.
Everything looked fine on the surface, but after we began we realized that the plan was fundamentally flawed.
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(noun)
=
a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect:
I returned the material because it had a ... in it.
There's a fatal ... in your reasoning.
This report is full of ... .
a character ...
- I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.
- There's a fatal flaw in your reasoning.
- This report is full of flaws.
- a character flaw
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(idiom)
= to behave in a calm, controlled way, often intentionally appearing not to be interested in the thing that you very much want to get:
... - don't let them know how much you need the money.
Play it cool - don't let them know how much you need the money.
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(idiom)
= under someone's control
He has got the committee firmly ... - they agree to whatever he asks.
They seem happy when they're out and about, but I hear that Johnny is ... his husband's ... at home.
- He's got the committee firmly under his thumb - they agree to whatever he asks.
- They seem happy when they're out and about, but I hear that Johnny is under his husband's thumb at home.
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(phrase)
= to become angry very easily; horkokrevný
I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving I find I have such a ...
I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving I find I have such a quick temper.
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(idiom)
= Remarkably stupid, dimwitted, or obtuse.
= tupý jak tágo
I smoked a lot of marijuana when I was in high school, so I turned out ... by the time I finally graduated.
You took apart the entire washing machine just to unblock the pump? I swear, sometimes you can ..., Larry.
- I smoked a lot of marijuana when I was in high school, so I turned out thick as two short planks by the time I finally graduated.
- You took apart the entire washing machine just to unblock the pump? I swear, sometimes you can be as thick as two short planks, Larry.
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(phrase) =
1) Crazy or deranged; particularly eccentric.
bláznivý, viktorka od splavu
I know some of my students think I'm ... because of my weird methods.
2) Particularly cross or angry.
= šílená vzteky
Tiffany will be ... when she finds out that her so-called friends started that awful rumor about her.
- I know some of my students think I'm as mad as a hatter because of my weird methods.
- Tiffany will be mad as a hatter when she finds out that her so-called friends started that awful rumor about her.
(also BARKING MAD)
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Jestli se budu muset s těmi uřvanými batolaty potýkat ještě dlouho, budu šílená jako viktorka od splavu.
I'll be mad as a hatter if I have to deal with these screaming toddlers for much longer.
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Je do Alice zblázněný.
He's mad keen on Alice
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(idiom)
= very angry, být vzekem bez sebe
Enraged, furious, as in I was ... when they left my name off the list.
Enraged, furious, as in I was hopping mad when they left my name off the list.
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Choose the correct word.
Keep out of the new boss's way; apparently he's got a very quick/ fast temper.
Keep out of the new boss's way; apparently he's got a very quick temper.
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Choose the correct word.
Low/ Deep down, Joe's a true romantic. It just doesn't look that way on the surface/top.
Deep down, Joe's a true romantic. It just doesn't look that way on the surface
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Choose the correct word.
That was a really crazy thing to do. ~ Yeah, I thought she was barking/ hopping mad.
That was a really crazy thing to do. ~ Yeah, I thought she was barking mad.
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Choose the correct word.
You'll find that Mr Waters doesn't suffer fools gladly/ happily, so watch what you say
You'll find that Mr Waters doesn't suffer fools gladly, so watch what you say
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Choose the correct word.
She's a very dominant woman; she certainly has her husband under her finger/ thumb
She's a very dominant woman; she certainly has her husband under her thumb
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Choose the correct word.
My aunt's rough\ tough as old boots, so I'm sure she'll get through the operation.
My aunt's tough as old boots, so I'm sure she'll get through the operation.
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
My brother's furious about the money. In other words, he's ... mad.
My brother's furious about the money. In other words, he's hopping mad.
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
John's really stupid. In other words, he's thick as ...
John's really stupid. In other words, he's thick as two short planks
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
Ella didn't show Luis her true feelings. In other words, she played ...
Ella didn't show Luis her true feelings. In other words, she played it cool
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
Ana adores horse-riding. In other words, she's ... it.
Ana adores horse-riding. In other words, she's mad keen on it.
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
Don just talks and never listens. In other words, he loves the sound of his ...
Don just talks and never listens. In other words, he loves the sound of his own voice
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
I love Caz, but she's crazy. In other words, she's mad ....
I love Caz, but she's crazy. In other words, she's mad as a hatter
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
Mona does everything Pete tells her to. In other words, she's under ...
Mona does everything Pete tells her to. In other words, she's under his thumb
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Complete the second sentence so that it paraphrases the first.
Grandad can put up with anything. In other words, he's tough ...
Grandad can put up with anything. In other words, he's tough as old boots
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