go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple

 
creamery - mlékárna
BrE
/'kri:məri/
AmE
/'kri:məri/

noun - a place where milk products, especially butter and cheese, are made

Sellotape
Sellotape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, samolepicí páska
BrE
/'seləteɪp/
AmE
/'seləteɪp/

noun, British English - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

Scotch tape
Scotch tape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, lepicí páska
BrE
/'skɒtʃ teɪp/
AmE
/'skɑ:tʃ teɪp/

noun, American English - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

inner tube
inner tube - duše (u pneumatiky)
BrE
/'ɪnə 'tju:b/
AmE
/'ɪnər 'tu:b/

noun - a rubber tube inside a tire that holds the air

 
washtub - škopek, necku
BrE
/'wɒʃtʌb/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃtʌb/

noun - a large round container used for washing clothes in in the past

 
wrecker - ničitel, kazisvět
BrE
/'rekə/
AmE
/'rekər/

noun - a person who destroys things

 
bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake
emergency brake - ruční brzda
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsiˌbreɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsiˌbreɪk/

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 
daikon - ředkev setá
BrE
/'daɪkɒn/
AmE
/'daɪkɑ:n/

noun - a long white root vegetable tasting like a radish

have cold feet
have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.