hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

 
clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet
BrE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 
kidnapping - únos (člověka)
BrE
/'kɪdnæpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪdnæpɪŋ/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person and demanding money for his/her return

 
scam - podvést, vylákat podvodem
BrE
/'skæm/
AmE
/'skæm/

verb, informal - to deceive someone in order to get money from them

 
the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe
BrE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/
AmE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 
the moon - něco nemožného, modré z nebe
BrE
/ðə'mu:n/
AmE
/ðə'mu:n/

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 
go after - jít za (něčím), jít po (někom)
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'ˌgoʊˌæftər/

verb - to try to get something, to try to catch someone

 
ask around - poptat se
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 
take down - sundat, dát dolů (z police, ze stěny)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'daʊn/

verb - to reach up and get something from a high place

 
allotment - dávka, příděl
BrE
/ə'lɒtmənt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:tmənt/

noun, formal - an amount of something that someone is allowed to get

 
clinic - klinika, ambulantní oddělení
BrE
/'klɪnɪk/
AmE
/'klɪnɪk/

noun - a place where people can get help from a doctor

 
constipated - trpící zácpou, zacpaný
BrE
/'kɒnstɪpeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:nstəpeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - unable to get rid of solid waste from their body

 
break into - proniknout do, prorazit do, prosadit se v
BrE
/'breɪk ɪntʊ/
AmE
/'breɪk ɪntʊ/

verb - to enter a place that is difficult to get into

 
warm up - rozcvičit se, zahřát se (rozcvičit)
BrE
/ˌwɔ:m'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɔ:rm'ʌp/

verb - to get ready for an activity by some easy excercises

wages
wages - mzda
BrE
/'weɪdʒɪz/
AmE
/'weɪdʒɪz/

noun - money that you get for what you do at work