off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

drain
drain - vypustit, odplavit, odvodnit
BrE
/'dreɪn/
AmE
/'dreɪn/

verb - to let water or another liquid flow away

picnic
picnic - piknik
BrE
/'pɪknɪk/
AmE
/'pɪknɪk/

noun - a meal eaten outdoors, esp. away from home

 
relieve - ulehčit, utěšit, ulevit, poskytnout útěchu
BrE
/rɪ'li:v/
AmE
/rɪ'li:v/

verb - to make something difficult or unpleasant go away

 
in the distance - v dálce
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'dɪstəns/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'dɪstəns/

adverb - far away, not near but usually still visible

 
make off with - zmizet (s něčím), zdejchnout se (s něčím), utéct (s něčím), zdrhnout (s něčím)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'ɒf wɪð/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'ɑ:f wɪð/

verb - to steal something and run away with it

garbage man
garbage man - popelář
BrE
/'gɑ:bɪdʒ ˌmæn/
AmE
/'gɑ:rbɪdʒ ˌmæn/

noun, American English - a person whose job is taking away garbage

garbage collector
garbage collector - popelář
BrE
/'gɑ:bɪdʒ kə'lektə/
AmE
/'gɑ:rbɪdʒ kə'lektər/

noun, American English - a person whose job is taking away garbage

refuse collector
refuse collector - popelář
BrE
/'refju:s kə'lektə/
AmE
/'refju:s kə'lektər/

noun, formal - a person whose job is taking away garbage

dustman
dustman - popelář
BrE
/'dʌstmən/
AmE
/'dʌstmən/

noun, British English - a person whose job is taking away garbage

 
change - přesedat
BrE
/'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to get off a bus/train etc. and get on another

 
recover - zotavit se, uzdravit se
BrE
/rɪ'kʌvə/
AmE
/rɪ'kʌvər/

verb - to get over an illness, to get well after an injury

 
hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 
pick up - nabrat (si), vzít (si), získat
BrE
/ˌpɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɪk'ʌp/

verb, informal - to take; to get

 
catch - chytit (např. nemoc)
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to get (an illness)