duct tape
duct tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)
BrE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/
AmE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/

noun, American English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes

 
dawg - chlape, kámo
BrE
/'dɒg/
AmE
/'dɑ:g/

noun, informal - a way of addressing male friends (used especially by African-Americans)

 
patter - ťukat, bubnovat (např. prsty)
BrE
/'pætə/
AmE
/'pæt̬ər/

verb - to hit something lightly and repeatedly

 
against - o, u
BrE
/ə'geɪnst/
AmE
/ə'genst/

preposition - leaning on something, hitting something

 
pull off - svléknout, zout, svléct
BrE
/ˌpʊl 'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊl 'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - to take off a piece of clothes

 
eyepatch - klapka na oko, páska přes oko, okluzor
BrE
/'aɪpætʃ/
AmE
/'aɪpætʃ/

noun - a piece of material that you wear over one eye

 
strabismus - šilhavost, šilhání
BrE
/strə'bɪzməs/
AmE
/strə'bɪzməs/

noun, technical - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

squint
squint - šilhavost, šilhání, strabismus
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

noun - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

 
cross-eyed - šilhavý, šihlající
BrE
/ˌkrɒs'aɪd/
AmE
/ˌkrɑs'aɪd/

adjective - having one or both eyes looking towards the nose

squint
squint - šilhat
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

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

trusty
trusty - věrný, spolehlivý, lety prověřený
BrE
/'trʌsti/
AmE
/'trʌsti/

adjective - that you have had for a long time and you can always rely on (often used humorously)

hatch out
hatch out - vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/

verb - (of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out