Large amounts don't grow on trees

06.06.2011 - EB

Glossary of difficult words

Large amounts don't grow on trees ... You've got to pick a pocket or two - sung by Charles Dickens’ character Fagin in the musical "Oliver!"; 

to scam someone - to swindle, cheat someone; 

two-bit - insignificant, cheap or worthless; 

punk - a criminal or hoodlum; 

dubious - of questionable value; 

LN - the article "Česko láka turisty za miliony. Výsledek: jezdí jich méně" is not yet on the internet; 

setup - a scheme or trick intended to incriminate or deceive someone; 

to shoot oneself in the foot - to inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself; 

to slide - to change gradually to a worse condition or lower level.



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