aground
aground - na mělčině, na zemi
BrE
/ə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ə'graʊnd/

adjective - (of a ship etc.) in shallow water or on the ground

 
crane - natáhnout, natahovat (krk)
BrE
/'kreɪn/
AmE
/'kreɪn/

verb - to stretch your neck, especially if you're trying to see something

 
hare - pelášit, uhánět, mazat
BrE
/'heə/
AmE
/'her/

verb, British English - to run very fast

 
goose - popohnat, povzbudit, rozproudit (např. ekonomiku)
BrE
/'gu:s/
AmE
/'gu:s/

verb, American English, informal - to make something move or proceed faster

 
goose - sáhnout na zadek, štípnout do zadku
BrE
/'gu:s/
AmE
/'gu:s/

verb, informal - to press or pinch someone's bottom

 
ram - natlačit (do čeho), narvat (něco někam), nacpat (silou)
BrE
/'ræm/
AmE
/'ræm/

verb - to push something somewhere with force

 
outfox - obelstít, přechytračit, vyzrát (na)
BrE
/ˌaʊt'fɒks/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'fɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to defeat someone in some way by being smarter than they are

humiliated
humiliated - ponížený, zahanbený, zostuzený, potupený
BrE
/hju:'mɪlieɪtɪd/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlieɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to feel ashamed or embarrassed

on the same wavelength
on the same wavelength - (být) na stejné vlně, na sebe naladění
BrE
/ɒn ðə seɪm 'weɪvleŋθ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə seɪm 'weɪvleŋkθ/

adverb, informal - understand each other perfectly because you see things the same way

 
wind down - odpočinout si, vypnout, oddychnout si
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/

verb - to relax, to do something relaxing, to get rid of stress etc.

 
get the hang of - dostat se do (naučit se), zajet se v (čem), přijít na kloub
BrE
/ˌget ðə 'hæŋ ɒv/
AmE
/ˌget ðə 'hæŋ ɑ:v/

verb, informal - to learn how something is done through practice

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
pay off - vyplatit (se), vyplácet (se)
BrE
/ˌpeɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpeɪ'ɑ:f/

verb - to be worth it, to produce a desired result

 
sensibly - rozumně, s rozumem
BrE
/'sensɪbli/
AmE
/'sensɪbli/

adverb - reasonably, with good sense

 
keep - vést (si) (např. záznam)
BrE
/'ki:p/
AmE
/'ki:p/

verb - to add information to something (such as a journal) regularly