Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

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otázka		odpověď
a new person in charge who makes changes začněte se učit		a new broom
someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else začněte se učit		a wet blanket
a pompous, self-opinionated person začněte se učit		a stuffed shirt
someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing začněte se učit		a couch potato
someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about začněte se učit		an armchair critic
someone who stands by you only when things are going well začněte se učit		a fair weather friend
a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people začněte se učit		a nosy parker
someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place začněte se učit		a rolling stone
to be exposed to something unpleasant začněte se učit		come in for something
to criticise or punish harshly začněte se učit		come down (heavily) on somebody
to say something surprising začněte se učit		come out with something
to produce an idea začněte se učit		come up with something
to avoid details and say what’s important začněte se učit		come to the point
to regain consciousness začněte se učit		come round
to change your opinion začněte se učit		come round to something/an idea
to catch an illness začněte se učit		come down with something
to accept a situation as it is začněte se učit		come to terms with something
this is a very inconvenient moment začněte se učit		now’s a fine time
to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry začněte se učit		a bit pressed for time
to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things začněte se učit		buy time
as a temporary measure začněte se učit		for the time being
punctually začněte se učit		(be/come/leave) on time
in favourable circumstances začněte se učit		at the best of times
it will be known in the future začněte se učit		time will tell
repeatedly začněte se učit		time and time again
to pass the time by doing something začněte se učit		kill time
at the last minute začněte se učit		just in the nick of time
to punish sb severely začněte se učit		throw the book at someone
to change začněte se učit		turn over a new leaf
to follow all the correct procedures in everything začněte se učit		do something by the book
when sb is pleased with you začněte se učit		be in someone’s good books
to be very indicative of sb’s character začněte se učit		to speak volumes about someone
to behave in the same way as sb začněte se učit		to take a leaf out of someone’s book
to be very good for začněte se učit		do wonders for
to spend several years in prison začněte se učit		do time
to redecorate it začněte se učit		do sth up
to help sb začněte se učit		do sb a good turn/favour
to be responsible for all the hard work začněte se učit		do the donkey work
to gain no benefit from začněte se učit		do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
do sth as if it was second nature to you začněte se učit		do sth with your eyes closed
to be counter-productive začněte se učit		do more harm than good
to manage a company začněte se učit		run a business
to have no more of something začněte se učit		run out of
to have an insufficient supply of začněte se učit		run short of
to flee from začněte se učit		run for it
to be cheerful / optimistic začněte se učit		look on the bright side
to feel superior to začněte se učit		look down your nose at
to be completely soaked začněte se učit		look like a drowned rat
to be ungrateful for what you are given začněte se učit		look a gift horse in the mouth
to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth začněte se učit		catch sb red-handed
to attract sb’s attention začněte se učit		catch sb’s eye
a sign that a difficult period will finish začněte se učit		light at the end of the tunnel
to withhold information from sb začněte se učit		keep sb in the dark
not to take sth seriously začněte se učit		make light of sth
to fall asleep immediately začněte se učit		go out like a light
a risk with unknown consequences začněte se učit		a leap in the dark
the excitement and entertainment of a big city začněte se učit		the bright lights
to be revealed začněte se učit		come to light
to understand and realize you have been wrong začněte se učit		see the light
a mysterious person začněte se učit		a dark horse
out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset začněte se učit		to be in the doghouse
to enjoy yourself very much začněte se učit		to have a whale of a time
an insincere display of grief; false tears začněte se učit		crocodile tears
to have enough money to be able to eat and live začněte se učit		to keep the wolf from the door
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough začněte se učit		to get a frog in your throat
to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about začněte se učit		to be a whole different kettle of fish
to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed začněte se učit		to flog a dead horse
to move very slowly začněte se učit		to move at a snail’s pace
to regard something as being known začněte se učit		to take it as read
to understand what is implied but not necessarily said začněte se učit		to read between the lines
repeated exactly as in the original začněte se učit		word for word
briefly začněte se učit		in a word
to know the lines of a speech by heart začněte se učit		to be word perfect
to speak freely or directly začněte se učit		not to mince words
not to know what to say začněte se učit		lost for words
well-behaved and obedient začněte se učit		as good as gold
genuinely kind and caring začněte se učit		heart of gold
a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness začněte se učit		golden age
(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival začněte se učit		golden oldie
an important principle začněte se učit		golden rule
Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment začněte se učit		golden handshake
born into wealth and privilege začněte se učit		born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent začněte se učit		silver-tongued
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem začněte se učit		every cloud has a silver lining
not to reach a particular level or standard začněte se učit		fall short (of)
to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces začněte se učit		fall apart
to become victim of začněte se učit		fall victim to
1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears začněte se učit		fall behind
1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by začněte se učit		fall for
grip sth začněte se učit		fall on sth
to fail; miscarry začněte se učit		fall through
1. to rely on 2. to resort to začněte se učit		fall back on
1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems začněte se učit		fall into place
1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with začněte se učit		fall in with
to be selected from začněte se učit		to be picked out
to tease or bully začněte se učit		to pick on sb
to acquire a lg začněte se učit		to pick up a lg
to collect sb/sth začněte se učit		to pick up sb/sth from
to get sick / to come down with a disease začněte se učit		to pick up a bug
to eat sparingly or without appetite začněte se učit		to pick at food
to select začněte se učit		to pick and choose from
to start a fight/ an argument začněte se učit		to pick a fight
to find and move through a passage carefully začněte se učit		to pick one’s way
to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience začněte se učit		to pick up the pieces
without, not containing začněte se učit		free from
overly critical začněte se učit		free with one’s criticism
costing nothing začněte se učit		free of charge
the right to say what one wants začněte se učit		free speech
relaxed and informal začněte se učit		free and easy
dropping without hindrance začněte se učit		in free fall
to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you začněte se učit		make free with
able to do whatever one wants začněte se učit		free as a bird
to give freedom of action or expression začněte se učit		give free rein
unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part začněte se učit		free-for-all