play at - hrát na (něco)
BrE
/'pleɪˌæt/
AmE
/'pleɪˌæt/

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game

 
play around - zahýbat, být nevěrný, střídat partnery
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to have casual sex with people other than your partner

 
play around - zacházet ledabyle, pohrávat si, blbnout
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/

verb - to act carelessly, to treat something carelessly

 
play along - přistoupit na něco, spolupracovat (na oko)
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɑ:ŋ/

verb - to pretend that you co-operate

 
move over - posunout se, udělat místo
BrE
/ˌmu:v'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌmu:v'oʊvər/

verb - to make room for somebody (on a couch etc) by changing your position

 
make out - vystavit (např. šek)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/

verb - to create a document, to fill in a form

willy-nilly
willy-nilly - halabala, bez ladu a skladu, mírnix týrnix
BrE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
AmE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/

adverb, informal - without planning, organizing or control

 
willy-nilly - volky nevolky, chtě nechtě, chca nechca
BrE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
AmE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/

adverb, informal - happening whether you want it to happen or not

partition
partition - přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

verb - to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts

dire wolf
dire wolf - pravlk obrovský
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/

noun - the largest canine species, now extinct

 
dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
/'daɪə/
AmE
/'daɪər/

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits
in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
/ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
/ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/

adjective - in a difficult situation

 
hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t̬'er/

noun - things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value

 
spice - šťáva, grády
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

stag beetle
stag beetle - roháč (brouk)
BrE
/'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'stægˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer