24/7 - nonstop
BrE
/ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

have cold feet
have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.

 
from head to toe - od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle
BrE
/frəmˌhed tə'təʊ/
AmE
/frəmˌhed tə'toʊ/

adverb - all over the body, covering all the body

 
knuckle sandwich - vypalovačka, nakládačka (do zubů)
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'sænwɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'sændwɪtʃ/

noun, informal - a punch in the mouth

 
crunch - křupnutí, křupání
BrE
/'krʌntʃ/
AmE
/'krʌntʃ/

noun - a loud sound made by crushing or grinding something, especially with your teeth

 
crunch - křupat
BrE
/'krʌntʃ/
AmE
/'krʌntʃ/

verb - make a loud sound by crushing or grinding something

crispy
crispy - křupavý, křehký
BrE
/'krɪspi/
AmE
/'krɪspi/

adjective - soft, dry and easily broken

alpine
alpine - skalnička, vysokohorská rostlina
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

noun - a plant that grows in high mountain areas and is usually quite small

 
alpine - alpský, horský, vysokohorský
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

adjective - connected with high mountains, especially the Alps

 
cream of the crop - výkvět, to nejlepší, nejlepší z nejlepších
BrE
/'kri:m əv ðə 'krɒp/
AmE
/'kri:m əv ðə 'krɑ:p/

noun - the best of the best

 
rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)
BrE
/rʌb 'sɔ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/
AmE
/rʌb 'sɑ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 
packed like sardines - namačkaní jako sardinky
BrE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:'di:nz/
AmE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:r'di:nz/

adjective, informal - pressed tightly together in a place

 
compare apples and oranges - míchat jablka s hruškami (srovnávat nesrovnatelné)
BrE
/kəmˌpeə ˌæplz ənd 'ɒrənʒdɪz/
AmE
/kəmˌpeər ˌæplz ənd 'ɑ:rənʒdɪz/

verb - comparing things which are completely different from each other

 
mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)
BrE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/
AmE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people