chair
chair - předseda, předsedkyně
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

noun - a person in charge of a meeting or committee

 
play hooky - chodit za školu
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'hʊki/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'hʊki/

verb, American English - to stay away from school without permission

love bite
love bite - cucflek
BrE
/'lʌvbaɪt/
AmE
/'lʌvbaɪt/

noun, British English - a red mark on the skin that is left after someone's biting it or sucking it (as a sexual act)

hickey
hickey - cucflek
BrE
/'hɪki/
AmE
/'hɪki/

noun, American English - a red mark on the skin that is left after someone's biting it or sucking it (as a sexual act)

hessian
hessian - pytlovina (materiál)
BrE
/'hesɪən/
AmE
/'heʃn/

noun, British English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

burlap
burlap - pytlovina, jutová tkanina
BrE
/'bɜ:læp/
AmE
/'bɜ:rlæp/

noun, American English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

bin
bin - vyhodit do koše
BrE
/'bɪn/
AmE
/'bɪn/

verb, British English, informal - to throw something away, to throw something in a bin

 
upmarket - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné, nóbl
BrE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:kɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:rkɪt/

adjective, British English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people

 
upscale - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné
BrE
/'ʌpskeɪl/
AmE
/'ʌpskeɪl/

adjective, American English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people

spigot
spigot - vodovodní kohoutek (venkovní)
BrE
/'spɪgət/
AmE
/'spɪgət/

noun, American English - an outdoor tap, an outdoor faucet

splash out
splash out - rozšoupnout se, plácnout se přes kapsu, utratit hodně peněz
BrE
/ˌsplæʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌsplæʃ'aʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to spend a lot of money on something

 
short-change - ošidit, opomíjet (nedat, kolik by si někdo zasloužil)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to treat someone unfairly and not give them what they deserve or have paid for

crumble
crumble - zhroutit se, rozpadat se, rozpadnout se, hroutit se, zhoršit se
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

verb - to become weaker, to become worse, to fail

crumbly
crumbly - drolivý, drobivý
BrE
/'krʌmbli/
AmE
/'krʌmbli/

adjective - that easily breaks into small pieces

oopsie
oopsie - bota, kiks, drobná nehoda, trapný omyl
BrE
/'ʊpsi/
AmE
/'ʊpsi/

noun, informal - a stupid mistake