go jump in the lake - jít se vycpat, jít se bodnout
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to go away in a rude way

 
scare the daylights out of - vyděsit k smrti
BrE
/ˌskeə ðə 'deɪlaɪts aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌskeər ðə 'deɪlats aʊt əv/

verb, informal - to scare someone very much

 
bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se
BrE
/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

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a year - rok
BrE
/ə'jɪə/
AmE
/ə'jɪr/

 
a car - auto
BrE
/ə'kɑ:/
AmE
/ə'kɑ:r/

 
a must - nutnost, nezbytná věc
BrE
/ə'mʌst/
AmE
/ə'mʌst/

noun - something that you must do or have

a lot
a lot - hodně
BrE
/ə'lɒt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t/

adverb - very much

 
a little - trochu (čeho)
BrE
/ə'lɪtl/
AmE
/ə'lɪt̬l/

determiner - a small amount of something

 
a few - několik
BrE
/ə'fju:/
AmE
/ə'fju:/

determiner - several

 
a day - denně
BrE
/ə'deɪ/
AmE
/ə'deɪ/

adverb - per 24 hours

 
a bit - trochu
BrE
/ə'bɪt/
AmE
/ə'bɪt/

adverb - a little

a lot
a lot - spousta
BrE
/ə'lɒt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t/

determiner - many, a large number (of something), a large amount (of something)

 
a little - trochu
BrE
/ə'lɪtl/
AmE
/ə'lɪt̬l/

adverb - to some extent, slightly