the 1st of January - 1. ledna
BrE
/ðə ˌfɜ:st əv 'dʒænjuəri/
AmE
/ðə ˌfɜ:rst əv 'dʒænjueri/

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 
the fourth of July - 4. července
BrE
/ðə 'fɔ:θ əv ˌdʒʊ'laɪ/
AmE
/ðə 'fɔ:rθ əv ˌdʒə'laɪ/

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 
roll in the hay - pohlavní styk (humorně)
BrE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/

noun, informal - (humorous) a sexual intercourse

 
on the basis of - na základě
BrE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/
AmE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/

adverb - according to something, based on something

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 
economical with the truth - neříkající celou pravdu
BrE
/ˌi:kə'nɒmɪkl wɪð ðə'tru:θ/
AmE
/ˌi:kə'nɑ:mɪkl wɪð ðə'tru:θ/

adjective - not telling the whole truth, changing or omitting some facts

 
for the most part - z větší části, až na drobnosti
BrE
/fə ðə 'məʊst pɑ:t/
AmE
/fər ðə 'moʊst pɑ:rt/

phrase - mostly, in most cases

 
the other way around - obráceně, opačně
BrE
/ði: ˌʌðə weɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ði: ˌʌðər weɪ ə'raʊnd/

phrase - in the other direction or in the other direction as well

 
the other way round - obráceně, opačně
BrE
/ði: ˌʌðə weɪ 'raʊnd/
AmE
/ði: ˌʌðər weɪ 'raʊnd/

phrase - in the other direction as well

 
The Settlers of Catan - Osadníci z Katanu
BrE
/ðə setləz əv kə'tɑ:n/
AmE
/ðə setlərz əv kə'tæn/

noun - a popular board game

 
speak of the devil - my o vlku
BrE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 
neck of the woods - končiny, oblast
BrE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/

phrase, informal - a particular area

 
tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část
BrE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:g/
AmE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:rg/

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

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

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 
off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit