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.