a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
in the wash - v prádle, (už prány) v pračce
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'wɒʃ/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'wɑ:ʃ/

adverb - being washed, has just been washed or waiting to be washed

 
obligation - povinnost, závazek
BrE
/ˌɒblɪ'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɑ:blɪ'geɪʃn/

noun - something that has to be done, something that you must do

 
export - vývoz, export
BrE
/'ekspɔ:t/
AmE
/'ekspɔ:rt/

noun - the act of sending goods to be sold in another country

costs
costs - náklady, výlohy
BrE
/'kɒsts/
AmE
/'kɑ:sts/

noun - the amount of money that has to be paid for something

cost
cost - cena, náklady, výdaj
BrE
/'kɒst/
AmE
/'kɑ:st/

noun - the price of something, the money that has to be paid

 
meddle - míchat se (do něčeho), vměšovat se, plést se
BrE
/'medl/
AmE
/'medl/

verb - to be interested in something that is none of your business

get away with
get away with - projít (komu co), uniknout bez trestu (za co)
BrE
/ˌget ə'weɪ wɪð/
AmE
/ˌget̬ə'weɪ wɪð/

verb - not to be punished for something bad that you have done

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
shush - pšš
BrE
/'ʃʊʃ/
AmE
/'ʃʊʃ/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
shh - pšš
BrE
/'ʃ:/
AmE
/'ʃ:/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
sh - pš
BrE
//
AmE
//

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

fire extinguisher
fire extinguisher - hasicí přístroj
BrE
/'faɪə ɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃə/
AmE
/'faɪər ɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃər/

noun - a device that can be used to put out a fire

 
supernatural - nadpřirozený
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'nætʃrəl/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'nætʃrəl/

adjective - not able to be explained by science, such as magic, etc.