sleight of hand
sleight of hand - kejkle, trik, kouzlo (rukou)
BrE
/ˌslaɪt əv'hænd/
AmE
/ˌslaɪt əv'hænd/

noun - a skillful hand movement by which a person performs a trick

in front of
in front of - před (místně)
BrE
/ɪn'frʌnt əv/
AmE
/ɪn'frʌnt əv/

preposition - close to the front of something

get out of
get out of - vyvléknout se z (čeho), vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/ˌget'aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌget̬'aʊt̬əv/

verb - to avoid doing something you have to do

 
a number of - několik
BrE
/ə 'nʌmbər əv/
AmE
/ə 'nʌmbər əv/

determiner - several, a few

 
Statue of Liberty - Socha svobody
BrE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbəti/
AmE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbərt̬i/

noun - the collossal statue in New York City that was given to the Americans by the French as a symbol of their freedom

 
on account of - kvůli, z důvodu
BrE
/ɒn ə'kaʊnt ɒv/
AmE
/ɑ:n ə'kaʊnt ɑ:v/

preposition - because of

 
in terms of - pokud jde o, z hlediska (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn 'tɜ:mz ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn 'tɜ:rmz ɑ:v/

preposition - a phrase used to specify which particular aspect of something we are talking about

 
on behalf of - za (koho), ve jménu (koho)
BrE
/ˌɒn bɪ'hɑ:f əv/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n bɪ'hæf əv/

preposition - in the name of, in place of

 
in light of - ve světle (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn'laɪt əv/
AmE
/ɪn'laɪt̬ əv/

preposition, American English - because of something that you now see or understand

 
out of whack - rozbitý, porouchaný
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv'wæk/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'wæk/

phrase, American English, informal - not working properly

 
of one's own - vlastní
BrE
/əvˌwʌnz'əʊn/
AmE
/əvˌwʌnz'oʊn/

phrase - belonging to you and nobody else

 
word-of-mouth - ústní, mluvený, řečený, šířený slovně
BrE
/ˌwɜ:dəv'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rdəv'maʊθ/

adjective - communicated is the spoken way, by one person telling another

word of mouth
word of mouth - ústní podání, ústní doporučení
BrE
/ˌwɜ:dəv'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rdəv'maʊθ/

noun - the way of communicating something orally, by one person telling another

plaster of Paris
plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)
BrE
/ˌplɑ:stər əv'pærəs/
AmE
/ˌplæstər əv'pærəs/

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.

out of tune
out of tune - falešný, rozladěný, nenaladěný
BrE
/ˌaʊtəv'tju:n/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'tu:n/

adverb - not in tune, off-key, having the wrong musical notes