adjective
-
interesting and unusual, and therefore attracting a lot of attention
hit the bull's eye
- trefit (se) do černého
BrE
/'hɪt ðə ˌbʊlz 'aɪ/
AmE
/'hɪt ðə ˌbʊlz 'aɪ/
verb, informal
-
to have the wanted effect
pledge
- nováček (vstupující do spolku)
BrE
/'pledʒ/
AmE
/'pledʒ/
noun, American English, informal
-
a person who wants to join a fraternity or a sorority but has yet to be officially accepted (often after passing some tests, trials etc.)
trap
- chytit (do pasti), chytit do pasti, chytit, lapit, polapit
BrE
/'træp/
AmE
/'træp/
verb
-
to catch somebody or something in a way that they cannot escape
store
- uchovat, uskladnit, uložit, dát do skladu, dát do zásoby
BrE
/'stɔ:/
AmE
/'stɔ:r/
verb
-
to put away for being used later
fall for
- zamilovat se do (koho), zabouchnout se do (zamilovat se)
BrE
/'fɔ:l fɔ:/
AmE
/'fɔ:l fɔ:r/
verb
-
to fall in love with someone
crush
- láska (platonická), zamilování do někoho, zakoukání do někoho (zamilování)
BrE
/'krʌʃ/
AmE
/'krʌʃ/
noun, informal
-
a strong feeling of love esp. one that doesn't last long
butt out
- přestat se plést (do něčeho), neplést se (do něčeho), odprejsknout, nemotat se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbʌt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbʌt̬'aʊt/
verb
-
to stop being involved in someone else's conversation etc.
flop
- žuchnout (např. do křesla), praštit sebou (např. do křesla), plácnout sebou (např. do křesla)
BrE
/'flɒp/
AmE
/'flɑ:p/
verb
-
to fall, sit or lie heavily and suddenly
sweat it
- lámat to přes koleno, trápit se tím, dělat si starosti
BrE
/'swetɪt/
AmE
/'swet̬ɪt/
verb, American English, informal
-
to worry about something, to keep worrying about something
do your head in
- štvát, lézt na nervy
BrE
/ˌdu: jə'hedɪn/
AmE
/ˌdu: jər'hedɪn/
verb, British English, informal
-
to make someone feel extremely annoyed, confused, or frustrated