sideward - bokem, bočně, do strany (do boku), na bok
BrE
/'saɪdwəd/
AmE
/'saɪdwərd/

adverb - toward one of the sides

 
crazy about - posedlý (čím), blázen do (např. sportu), nadšený do
BrE
/'kreɪzi əˌbaʊt/
AmE
/'krezi əˌbaʊt/

adjective - in love with something, very fond of something

manhole
manhole - kanál, díra do kanálu, průlez, průlez do kanálu
BrE
/'mænˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'mænˌhoʊl/

noun - a round opening in the road, sidewalk etc. that leads to the sewage system

look back
look back - ohlédnout se (do minulosti), ohlížet se (do minulosti)
BrE
/ˌlʊk'bæk/
AmE
/ˌlʊk'bæk/

verb - to think about what happened in the past

 
be into - být zamilovaný do (koho), být zakoukaný do (koho)
BrE
/'bi:ˌɪntə/
AmE
/'bi:ˌɪntə/

verb, informal - to have a crush on somebody, to be in love with someone

halfway
halfway - do půlky, v půlce, v polovině, do poloviny
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌhæf'weɪ/

adverb - in the middle of something, to the middle of something

 
stay out of the dog house - nedostat se do průšvihu, nedostat se do maléru
BrE
/'steɪ aʊt əv ðə 'dɒg ˌhaʊs/
AmE
/'steɪ aʊt əv ðə 'dɑ:g ˌhaʊs/

verb, informal - to stay out of trouble

 
knock yourself out - posluž si, pusť se do toho, do toho
BrE
/ˌnɒk jəˌself'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k jərˌself'aʊt/

verb, informal - get to it, start doing it

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hairband
hairband - čelenka, gumička do vlasů
BrE
/'heəbænd/
AmE
/'herbænd/

noun - a narrow piece of plastic, fabric, or elastic that people wear on their head to keep their hair back and away from the face

toner
toner - toner (do tiskárny apod.)
BrE
/'təʊnə/
AmE
/'toʊnər/

noun - a powder or liquid used in printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on paper

stuffing
stuffing - nádivka (např. do kuřete)
BrE
/'stʌfɪŋ/
AmE
/'stʌfɪŋ/

noun - a mixture of food, such as bread, onion and herbs, that you put inside a chicken, turkey or pepper and cook it, it can also be cooked separately

 
take to the hills - uprchnout, vzít do zaječích
BrE
/ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/

verb - to escape quickly, to flee from a place

 
pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 
follow through - dokončit, dotáhnout do konce
BrE
/ˌfɒləʊ'θru:/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:loʊ'θru:/

verb - to finish an action that has been started