gain on - dohánět (koho)

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 

guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 

plant food - hnojivo

noun - any substance, such as manure, added to soil to make it more fertile

 

redeem - uplatnit, směnit

verb - to exchange something such as vouchers for goods to this value or money

 

talk dirty - říkat sprosťárny (se sexuálním podtextem)

verb, informal - to talk to someone about sex before or while engaging in sex acts

 

rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 

editor - editor

noun - a computer program that allows you to make changes to texts, films etc.

 

follow up - zabývat se (něčím), prošetřovat, prošetřit

verb - to investigate, to check whether what someone told you is true or not

 

agonize - trápit se (nad něčím), bojovat (v myšlenkách s čím), usilovně přemýšlet (nad něčím)

verb - to worry about something too much, to think about a problem too much

knead - hníst (těsto)

verb - to press something (dough, clay etc.) with your hands to make it softer

 

get ahead of - předhonit, předehnat, předčit

verb - to be better than somebody else, to make better progress than somebody else

exclude - vyřadit, vyloučit, vyjmout

verb - not to include something, to prevent something from being a part of something

 

tidy - uklidit, urovnat, upravit, upravit se

verb - to make something look nice and neat; to arrange something in good order