go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

bring off
bring off - podařit se, dařit se, prosadit, uspět, zmáknout
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɑ:f/

verb - to be successful against all expectations; to manage to do something very hard

 
cumber - překážet, bránit (někomu v něčem)
BrE
/'kʌmbə/
AmE
/'kʌmbər/

verb - to hinder, to prevent someone from doing something, to be in the way

 
starve - hladovět
BrE
/'stɑ:v/
AmE
/'stɑ:rv/

verb - to be very hungry, to have nothing to eat for a long time

 
resist - odolat, odolávat
BrE
/rɪ'zɪst/
AmE
/rɪ'zɪst/

verb - to be able to stop yourself from doing something you want to do

 
push around - komandovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to be constantly telling someone what to do, what not to do etc.

 
supposed - údajný, domnělý
BrE
/sə'pəʊzd/
AmE
/sə'poʊzd/

adjective - claimed to be true or real without definitive proof

 
chorus - sborová píseň, sborová skladba
BrE
/'kɔ:rəs/
AmE
/'kɔ:rəs/

noun - a song written to be performed by a choir

functional
functional - funkční, praktický, účelný
BrE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/
AmE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/

adjective - designed to be practical and useful rather than decorative

boast
boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit
BrE
/'bəʊst/
AmE
/'boʊst/

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have