pop the question - požádat o ruku
BrE
/ˌpɒp ðə'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:p ðə'kwestʃn/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you

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

verb - the overcome the differences between things, to make the differences matter less, to make the differences less obvious

 
redress the balance - napravit něco
BrE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/
AmE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/

verb - to correct something that has been wrong or unfair

 
face the music - čelit kritice, nést následky svého jednání
BrE
/ˌfeɪs ðə 'mju:zɪk/
AmE
/ˌfeɪs ðə 'mju:zɪk/

verb, informal - to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

 
hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 
kick the bucket - natáhnout bačkory, zaklepat bačkorama, umřít, zemřít, vydechnout naposledy
BrE
/ˌkɪk ðə'bʌkɪt/
AmE
/ˌkɪk ðə'bʌkɪt/

verb, informal - to die

 
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

 
miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se
BrE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:k/
AmE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:rk/

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 
turn the page - obrátit list, posunout se, jít dál (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n ðə'peɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn ðə'peɪdʒ/

verb - to move on to something new, a new relationship, a new job, a new activity etc.

answer the phone
answer the phone - zvednout telefon
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə ðə'fəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsər ðə'foʊn/

verb - to pick up the receiver when the phone is ringing

walk the dog
walk the dog - jít se psem, jít se psem na procházku, venčit psa, vyvenčit psa
BrE
/ˌwɔ:k ðə'dɒg/
AmE
/ˌwɔ:k ðə'dɑ:g/

verb - to take the dog for a walk

 
call the police - zavolat policii
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə pə'li:s/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə pə'li:s/

verb - to use a telephone to make sure that police officers come

 
jump the gun - unáhlit se, ukvapit se
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/

verb, informal - to react too fast; to start doing something too soon

 
screw the pooch - totálně podělat (něco), totálně pokazit (něco)
BrE
/ˌskru: ðə'pu:tʃ/
AmE
/ˌskru: ðə'pu:tʃ/

verb, informal - to ruin something completely (very informal)

 
answer the door - jít otevřít
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə ðə'dɔ:/
AmE
/'ænsər ðə'dɔ:r/

verb - to open the door when someone has knocked or rung the doorbell