see the light - rozsvítit se (začát chápat), pochopit něco
BrE
/ˌsi: ðə'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌsi: ðə'laɪt/

phrase - to begin to understand something

 
bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly
BrE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/
AmE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 
call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɒts/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɑ:ts/

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 
deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvə ðə'gʊdz/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvər ðə'gʊdz/

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
foot the bill - zaplatit to, zacálovat to
BrE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/
AmE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/

phrase, informal - to pay for something

 
the other week - před pár týdny
BrE
/ði:ˌʌðə'wi:k/
AmE
/ði:ˌʌðər'wi:k/

adverb, informal - a few weeks ago, recently

 
the other night - tuhle večer, nedávno večer, tuhle v noci, nedávno v noci
BrE
/ði:ˌʌðə'naɪt/
AmE
/ði:ˌʌðər'naɪt/

adverb, informal - a few nights ago, recently in the evening, recently at night

 
the death of - konec, smrt (něčí nebo něčeho)
BrE
/ðə 'deθ ɒv/
AmE
/ðə 'deθ ɑ:v/

noun - the end or destruction of something

 
down the road - v budoucnu, jednou
BrE
/daʊn ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/daʊn ðə 'roʊd/

adverb, American English, informal - in the future

 
around the corner - za rohem, za chvilku
BrE
/ə'raʊnd ðə 'kɔ:nə/
AmE
/ə'raʊnd ðə 'kɔ:rnər/

adverb - very close

 
in the wash - v prádle, (už prány) v pračce
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'wɒʃ/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'wɑ:ʃ/

adverb - being washed, has just been washed or waiting to be washed