tell a joke - povědět vtip
BrE
/ˌtel ə'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/ˌtel ə'dʒoʊk/

verb - to tell a short funny story to make people laugh

 
jump the gun - unáhlit se, ukvapit se
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/

verb, informal - to react too fast; to start doing something too soon

 
take - vzít (někomu něco), sebrat (někomu něco), brát (někomu něco)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - to borrow something without asking, to steal something from somebody

 
mess about - zahýbat, být nevěrný
BrE
/ˌmes ə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌmes ə'baʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to have sex with someone who you aren't married to

 
mess around - zahýbat, být nevěrný
BrE
/ˌmes ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌmes ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to have sex with someone who you aren't married to

 
refer - poslat (někoho za někým), odkázat někoho (někam)
BrE
/rɪ'fɜ:/
AmE
/rɪ'fɜ:r/

verb - to send someone to someone else for information or treatment

 
glorify - oslavovat (někoho), velebit (někoho)
BrE
/'glɔ:rɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'glɔ:rɪfaɪ/

verb - to give glory, praise, or honor to somebody (especially God)

deal
deal - rozdat (karty), rozdávat (karty)
BrE
/'di:l/
AmE
/'di:l/

verb - to distribute playing cards to the players in a game

 
guesswork - hádání (odpovědi apod.)
BrE
/'gesˌwɜ:k/
AmE
/'gesˌwɜ:rk/

noun - the process of trying to guess the answer to something

 
develop - onemocnět (něčím)
BrE
/dɪ'veləp/
AmE
/dɪ'veləp/

verb - to start to show signs of an illness or disease

 
eavesdropping - poslouchání cizím hovorům, poslouchání za dveřmi
BrE
/'i:vzdrɒpɪŋ/
AmE
/'i:vzdrɑ:pɪŋ/

noun - the act of to listening to someone else's conversation secretly

 
let down - zklamat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌlet'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌlet'daʊn/

verb - to disappoint someone, not to meet somebody's hopes or expectations

 
migrate - migrovat, stěhovat se
BrE
/maɪ'greɪt/
AmE
/'maɪgreɪt/

verb - to move from one region to another and settle there

 
look for - shánět
BrE
/'lʊk fɔ:/
AmE
/'lʊk fɔ:r/

verb - to try to find or get something (in a shop)

 
motion - dát pokyn, pokynout
BrE
/'məʊʃn/
AmE
/'moʊʃn/

verb - to make a gesture that tells someone to go somewhere