brother-in-law - švagr
BrE
/'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - a brother of your wife or husband, the husband of your sister

 
father-in-law - tchán
BrE
/'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the father of your wife or husband

mother-in-law
mother-in-law - tchyně
BrE
/'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the mother of your wife or husband

 
brothers-in-law - švagři
BrE
/ˌbrʌðəz ɪn'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbrʌðərz ɪn'lɔ:/

noun - plural of 'brother-in-law'

 
commander-in-chief - generál
BrE
/kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/
AmE
/kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/

noun - the highest military official

 
in favour of - pro (co), ve prospěch (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn 'feɪvə ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn 'feɪvər ɑ:v/

preposition - in support of someone or something, for the reason of something

 
check-in desk - odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/

noun - a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions

 
in the dog house - v maléru, v průšvihu, v nemilosti (u někoho)
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'dɒg ˌhaʊs/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'dɑ:g ˌhaʊs/

adverb, informal -

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English Collocations in Use

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get down to business - jít přímo k věci
BrE
/get ˌdaʊn tə 'bɪznɪs/
AmE
/get ˌdaʊn tə 'bɪznɪs/

verb - to start to discuss the issue that is to be dealt with directly

 
come to an end - skončit, být u konce, blížit se ke konci
BrE
/ˌkʌm tə ən'end/
AmE
/ˌkʌm tə ən'end/

verb - to stop, end or finish

 
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

 
see eye to eye - rozumět si, mít stejný názor
BrE
/si:ˌaɪ tə'aɪ/
AmE
/si:ˌaɪ tə'aɪ/

verb, informal - to agree with someone, to have the same opinion as someone else

 
come to terms with - smířit se s (čím)
BrE
/ˌkʌm tʊ'tɜ:mz wɪð/
AmE
/ˌkʌm tʊ'tɜ:rmz wɪð/

verb - to accept something unpleasant

go to the cinema
go to the cinema - jít do kina
BrE
/'gəʊ tʊ ðə'sɪnəmə/
AmE
/'goʊ tʊ ðə'sɪnəmə/

verb, British English - to go see a movie