go up in smoke - lehnout popelem, selhat, jít do kytek

verb - to be destroyed by fire

 

hang in the balance - být nejistý, viset na vlásku, být v nejistotě, být ohrožený

verb - to be uncertain

United States of America - Spojené státy americké

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 

middle-of-the-road - střední proud (hudba)

noun - a kind of music that is often played radios and is accepted by most people

 

The Lamb of God - Beránek boží

noun - one of the many names of Jesus Christ that Christians often use

lily of the valley - konvalinka

noun - a small plant with many small bell-shaped white flowers

 

be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

 

look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 

in secret - tajně, v tajnosti, potají

adverb - done privately, without other people knowing

 

in ruins - v troskách

adjective - extremely damaged

 

in tow - v těsném závěsu, za sebou, za zády (někdo)

, informal - following closely behind you, usually because you want them to

 

in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

 

in check - v šachu

adverb - under control, restrained

 

drive-in - autokino

noun, American English - a place where people can watch a film from their cars

in retrospect - při pohledu zpět, (viděno) z dnešního pohledu

adverb - thinking about past events, usually with a different opinion