eat humble pie
- sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
verb
-
to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake
humble
- prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/
adjective
-
not special, not of a high rank
humility
- pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/
noun
-
the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others
nitpicker
- hnidopich
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkə/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkər/
noun, informal
-
a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important
nit
- hnida (vajíčko mšice)
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/
noun, informal
-
an egg of a louse
nit
- hlupák, moula, pitomec, trouba
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/
noun, British English, informal
-
a stupid person
halfwit
- hlupák, moula, pitomec, trouba
BrE
/'hɑ:fwɪt/
AmE
/'hæfwɪt/
noun, informal
-
a stupid person
valet
- parkovač aut
BrE
/'væleɪ/
AmE
/væ'leɪ/
noun
-
someone who parks your car for you, especially at a restaurant or hotel
outsmart
- přelstít, obelstít, vyzrát
BrE
/aʊt'smɑ:t/
AmE
/aʊt'smɑ:rt/
verb
-
to get an advantage over somebody by acting in a clever way, often using tricks
pursuer
- pronásledovatel
BrE
/pə'sju:ə/
AmE
/pər'su:ər/
noun
-
a person who is chasing someone
pursuit
- usilování, snaha o dosažení
BrE
/pə'sju:t/
AmE
/pər'su:t/
noun
-
the act of trying to achieve something
discipline
- ukáznit, cepovat, trestat
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
verb
-
to punish someone who doesn't behave properly
thresh
- mlátit obilí
BrE
/'θreʃ/
AmE
/'θreʃ/
verb
-
to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine
flail
- cep
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/
noun
-
a tool that people used in the past to separate the grains from their husks, it consisted of a long handle and a shorter stick hanging from it, it was also used as a primitive weapon
