answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

 
petition - zažádat (oficiálně)
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

chat up
chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌtʃæt 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtʃaæt̬ 'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

snowed up
snowed up - zasněžený, zapadaný sněhem, odříznutý od světa (sněhem)
BrE
/ˌsnəʊd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsnoʊd'ʌp/

adjective, British English - to be blocked with snow, to have it impossible to leave a place because of snow

 
keep - udržovat něco (v nějakém stavu), držet (něco někde)
BrE
/'ki:p/
AmE
/'ki:p/

verb - to make something stay in a certain state, to make something stay, to hold something somewhere

 
stop - zastavit se
BrE
/'stɒp/
AmE
/'stɑ:p/

verb - to interrupt something that you are doing to do something else, to have a break etc.

 
offset - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/'ɒfset/
AmE
/'ɑ:fset/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce something on one side in order to create a balance

 
self-watering - samozavlažovací
BrE
/ˌself'wɒtərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌself'wɑ:t̬ərɪŋ/

adjective - being able to provide enough water to the plants, it allows you to water less frequently

 
boarding card - palubní lístek
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋ kɑ:d/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋ kɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a card you need to have in order to be allowed to get on a plane

 
give way - ustoupit, podlehnout, rezignovat
BrE
/gɪv 'weɪ/
AmE
/gɪv 'weɪ/

verb - to agree after a long time to do something that you do not want to do

 
drop back - zůstávat pozadu, propadnout se dozadu, dostat se do skluzu
BrE
/ˌdrɒp 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p 'bæk/

verb - to not be able to catch up with other, to move into a position behind others

 
drop behind - zůstávat pozadu, propadnout se dozadu, dostat se do skluzu
BrE
/ˌdrɒp bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to not be able to catch up with other, to move into a position behind others