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Interakce - Zrada

Ponořte se do anglických idiomů týkajících se zrady, jako jsou "drop a dime on" a "snake in the grass".

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English idioms related to Interactions
(when|while) {one's} [back] [is] turned

used of a situation in which one is busy with something else or is not looking

když se nedívá, za jeho zády

když se nedívá, za jeho zády

Ex: The kids emptied the cookie jar while my back was turned. 
to [throw] {sb} under the bus

to gain advantage at the cost of someone else's suffering or loss

hodit ho přes palubu, obětovat ho pro vlastní prospěch

hodit ho přes palubu, obětovat ho pro vlastní prospěch

Ex: When the project failed, Lisa threw her assistant under the bus to protect her own job. 
to [stab] {sb} in the back

to be disloyal and ungrateful to someone who has trusted or supported one

vrazit mu kudlu do zad, zradit ho

vrazit mu kudlu do zad, zradit ho

Ex: I helped him get the job, and then he stabbed me in the back. 
snake in the grass

a person who has a tendency to deceive or mislead others and is very likely to betray their trust

zákeřná krysa, falešný zrádce

zákeřná krysa, falešný zrádce

Ex: Be careful around Martin; he's a snake in the grass. 
to [sell] {sb} down the river

to be unfaithful or disloyal to someone so as to gain profit oneself

prodat ho pro vlastní zisk, zradit ho kvůli zisku

prodat ho pro vlastní zisk, zradit ho kvůli zisku

Ex: He sold his partner down the river to get a better deal for himself. 
to [leave] {sb} in the dust

to not care for someone and leave them all alone

nechat ho na holičkách, nechat ho být

nechat ho na holičkách, nechat ho být

Ex: When the trouble started, his friends left him in the dust. 
Judas kiss
Judas kiss
[Podstatné jméno]

an act that seems kind but with the intention of betraying someone

zrádná laskavost, vlídnost se zradou

zrádná laskavost, vlídnost se zradou

Ex: His warm welcome was a Judas kiss; he had already reported me to the boss. 
to [feed|throw] {sb} to the wolves

to make no effort to save or defend someone, particularly when they are being severely criticized or being treated unfairly

nechat ho napospas kritice, nechat ho v tom

nechat ho napospas kritice, nechat ho v tom

Ex: When the board attacked his proposal, his boss threw him to the wolves. 
to [drop] a dime on {sb}

to secretely gather information about a person or group in order to expose them to a person of higher authority, often for one's personal gain

tajně ho prásknout, donést na něj

tajně ho prásknout, donést na něj

Ex: He dropped a dime on his coworkers to get himself a promotion. 
behind {one's} back

without one knowing or approving

za jeho zády, bez jeho vědomí

za jeho zády, bez jeho vědomí

Ex: They changed the agreement behind my back. 
to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul

to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue

vytloukat klín klínem, platit dluh dalším dluhem

vytloukat klín klínem, platit dluh dalším dluhem

Ex: Using one credit card to pay another is just robbing Peter to pay Paul. 
to [turn] {one's} back on {sb/sth}

to abandon or refuse to support someone or something

Ex: He turned his back on his friends when they needed him. 
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