rookie
rookie - začátečník, zelenáč, nováček
BrE
/'rʊki/
AmE
/'rʊki/

noun, American English, informal - a person who is new to an activity or an organization and has little experience

crisis
crisis - krize
BrE
/'kraɪsɪs/
AmE
/'kraɪsɪs/

noun - a difficult situation in which you have to make serious decisions and solve serious problems

sprinkler
sprinkler - zavlažovač, postřikovač, rozstřikovač
BrE
/'sprɪŋklə/
AmE
/'sprɪŋklər/

noun - a device that you can attach to a garden hose and use for automatic irrigation

sewer
sewer - kanál, stoka
BrE
/'su:ə/
AmE
/'su:ər/

noun - an underground pipe or a tunnel that carries waste water from houses and other buildings

cheat sheet
cheat sheet - tahák (školní)
BrE
/'tʃi:tˌʃi:t/
AmE
/'tʃi:tˌʃi:t/

noun - a piece of paper which students use secretly during a test at school and cheat

crib sheet
crib sheet - tahák (školní)
BrE
/'krɪbˌʃi:t/
AmE
/'krɪbˌʃi:t/

noun - a piece of paper which students use secretly during a test at school and cheat

 
fixer-upper - koupená věc vyžadující renovaci (např. dům)
BrE
/'fɪksə'rʌpə/
AmE
/'fɪksə'rʌpər/

noun, informal - something (usually a house) that you buy and that you are going to renovate yourself

repent
repent - kát se, litovat (čeho)
BrE
/rɪ'pent/
AmE
/rɪ'pent/

verb, formal - to feel sorry that you've done something wrong and try not to do it again

 
speak of the devil - my o vlku
BrE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

cash dispenser
cash dispenser - bankomat
BrE
/'kæʃ dɪsˌpensə/
AmE
/'kæʃ dɪsˌpensər/

noun - a machine into which you insert your credit/debit card and it gives you cash

cash machine
cash machine - bankomat
BrE
/'kæʃ məˌʃi:n/
AmE
/'kæʃ məˌʃi:n/

noun - a machine into which you insert your credit/debit card and it gives you cash

 
outline - obrys, náčrt
BrE
/'aʊtlaɪn/
AmE
/'aʊtlaɪn/

noun - a drawing that only suggests the shape of something and leaves out all the details

 
jumping - skákání
BrE
/'dʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - the act of moving your body into the air and mack on the ground repeatedly

 
mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu
BrE
/'maɪm/
AmE
/'maɪm/

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

 
dioxide - oxid
BrE
/daɪ'ɒksaɪd/
AmE
/daɪ'ɑ:ksaɪd/

noun - a chemical substance formed by two atoms of oxygen and one atom of another element