clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 
happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha
BrE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/
AmE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 
as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší
BrE
/æz ˌkɒmən æz 'dɜət/
AmE
/æz ˌkɑ:mən æz 'dɜ:rt/

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 
disco - disko
BrE
/'dɪskəʊ/
AmE
/'dɪskoʊ/

noun - a music genre popular mainly in 1960s and 1970s

 
dodo - dodo
BrE
/'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/'doʊdoʊ/

noun - an extinct bird that had a long beak, long feathers, and could not fly

 
as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé
BrE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'doʊdoʊ/

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 
pair - spárovat, udělat dvojci
BrE
/'peə/
AmE
/'peər/

verb - to join two people or things together to make a pair

 
lazybones - lenoch, povaleč
BrE
/'leɪzibəʊnz/
AmE
/'leɪzɪboʊnz/

noun - someone who does not want to do anything except sitting or lying

 
withdraw - vybrat (si) (peníze)
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:/

verb - to take out money of a cash machine or a bank account

cashpoint
cashpoint - bankomat
BrE
/'kæʃpɒɪnt/
AmE
/'kæʃpɒɪnt/

noun, British English - a machine into which you insert your credit/debit card and it gives you cash

 
cheap - laciný, povrchní
BrE
/'tʃi:p/
AmE
/'tʃi:p/

adjective - of poor quality; of little value

 
aspiring - mající ambice, mající chuť prorazit (v kariéře)
BrE
/ə'spaɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ə'spaɪərɪŋ/

adjective - wanting to succeed in a particular field or career