tide over - pomoci překonat, pomoci překlenout období

verb - to help someone get through a difficult period of time by providing them with what they need

 

press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

domineering - despotický, panovačný

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 

hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 

force majeure - vyšší moc

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

 

one-liner - hláška, krátký vtípek

noun, informal - a funny remark or a joke that is usually one sentence long

stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 

grow out of - vyrůst z (čeho)

verb - to stop doing something when you get older

stammer - koktání

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 

grate - vrzat

verb - to rub something against something else making a sharp, unpleasant sound

 

by nature - přirozeně, od přírody

adverb - essentially

 

at times - občas, tu a tam, chvílema

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 

be on - dít se, udát se

verb - to be happening

 

back-to-school - zpátky do školy

adjective - relating to the start of a new school year