barbecue - grilovat, grilovat venku, grilovat na roštu, opékat (venku)

verb - to cook food, especially meat or vegetables, on a metal frame outdoors

 

retire - odejít, odebrat se, uchýlit se (na tiché místo)

verb, formal - go to a place that is quieter and more private

press sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)

verb, British English, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

push sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)

verb, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

 

tab - účet (k zaplacení později), účet na baru, účet

noun - a bill for things, usually food or drinks in a bar or restaurant, to be paid later

 

pull on - natáhnout na sebe, obléct si, navléct si (oblečení)

verb - to start to wear a piece of clothing

 

turn in - jít spát, jít na kutě, jít do hajan

verb - to go to bed

 

think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

 

knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 

tourist trap - past na turisty, lákadlo pro turisty, turistická atrakce

noun - a place that many tourists visit, but where the prices of food, drinks and services are much higher than normal

 

basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

 

treat - pozvání na vlastní útratu (vždy s přivlastňovacím zájmenem)

noun - an occasion when you pay for something for someone

gaffer tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)

noun, British English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes

 

stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 

up and around - zase zdravý, zase jako rybička, zase na nohách

adverb, American English - healthy again, being able to go out again, esp. after you've been ill