history - historie, minulost (neaktuální věc)
BrE
/'hɪstri/
AmE
/'hɪstəri/

noun - someone who is not important now, although they were in the past or something that happened in the past and is not important now

 
strain - namoct si, natáhnout si
BrE
/'streɪn/
AmE
/'streɪn/

verb - to injure a muscle or a part of the body by making it work too hard

 
eater - jedlík, strávník
BrE
/'i:tə/
AmE
/'i:t̬ər/

noun - a person that eats a particular amount or type of food

 
stop it - nech toho, přestaň, přestaň s tím
BrE
/'stɒp ɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:p ɪt/

verb - used for saying that something has to stop

haggle
haggle - smlouvat, dohadovat, handrkovat se (o ceně)
BrE
/'hægl/
AmE
/'hægl/

verb - to argue with somebody when discussing the conditions of a sale

blow a raspberry
blow a raspberry - odfrknout (s jazykem mezi rty), prdět pusou
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə 'rɑ:zbəri/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə 'ræzberi/

verb - to make a rude sound by sticking your tongue out and blowing

 
weedkiller - herbicid
BrE
/'wi:dˌkɪlə/
AmE
/'wi:dˌkɪlər/

noun - poison that you can use to kill plants that you don't want in your garden

 
rat on - nedodržet slib
BrE
/'rætˌɒn/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌɑ:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to do something you promised to do

think better of
think better of - rozmyslet se, upustit od, změnit názor
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk 'betər əv/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk 'bet̬ər əv/

verb - to decide not to do something because you realized it is not a good idea

highlighter
highlighter - zvýrazňovač
BrE
/'haɪlaɪtə/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪt̬ər/

noun - a marker with brightly colored ink

 
great-aunt - prateta
BrE
/ˌgreɪt'ɑ:nt/
AmE
/ˌgreɪt'ænt/

noun - the aunt of someone's mother or father

 
layout - rozvržení, rozestavění
BrE
/'leɪaʊt/
AmE
/'leɪaʊt/

noun - a way in which parts of a building, a garden or a website are arranged

dinner jacket
dinner jacket - smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie

 
baloney - blbosti, nesmysly, voloviny
BrE
/bə'ləʊni/
AmE
/bə'loʊni/

noun, American English, informal - nonsense or lies

 
drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat
BrE
/ˌdrɒp ð'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p ð'bɔ:l/

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless