weigh the pros and cons - zvážit pro a proti
BrE
/ˌweɪ ðə'prəʊz ənd'kɒnz/
AmE
/ˌweɪ ðə'proʊzən'kɑ:nz/

verb - to consider all the advantages and disadvantages

hit-and-run
hit-and-run - ujetí od nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

noun - a road accident where a driver hits another person, vehicle, or object and leaves without stopping to help or report it

salt-and-pepper
salt-and-pepper - melírovaný, skvrnitý, strakatý, žíhaný
BrE
/ˌsɒltən'pepə/
AmE
/ˌsɑ:ltən'pepər/

adjective - having a speckled appearance of light and dark colours mixed together

salt-and-pepper
salt-and-pepper - prošedivělý (o vlasech a vousech)
BrE
/ˌsɒltən'pepə/
AmE
/ˌsɑ:ltən'pepər/

adjective - having a mixture of dark and white or grey hairs

hundreds and thousands
hundreds and thousands - cukrové posyp, cukrové kuličky (na dezerty apod.)
BrE
/ˌhʌndrədz ənd 'θaʊzndz/
AmE
/ˌhʌndrədz ənd 'θaʊzndz/

noun, British English - a type of very small, colourful sugar pieces often used as decoration on cakes, cookies, and desserts

 
hither and thither - sem a tam, křížem krážem
BrE
/ˌhɪðə ən'ðɪðə/
AmE
/ˌhɪðər ən'ðɪðər/

adverb, dated - backwards and forwards

 
doom and gloom - pocit sklíčenosti, pesimismu, zoufalství
BrE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/
AmE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

 
forever and ever - navěky a navždy, navěky věků
BrE
/fərˌevərən'evə/
AmE
/fərˌevərən'evər/

adverb - for eternity

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

brick and mortar
brick and mortar - nemovitosti, stavby
BrE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:rtər/

noun - buildings, especially when considered as an investment

 
by and large - v podstatě, celkově
BrE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:rdʒ/

phrase - used when you are saying something about a situation and you considered everything together

 
kith and kin - známí i příbuzní, rodina a přítelé
BrE
/ˌkɪθən'kɪn/
AmE
/ˌkɪθən'kɪn/

noun, dated - friends and relatives

 
now and then - občas, někdy, tu a tam, příležitostně
BrE
/ˌnaʊ ən'ðen/
AmE
/ˌnaʊ ən'ðen/

adverb - sometimes

hook-and-loop
hook-and-loop - se suchým zipem, opatřen suchým zipem
BrE
/ˌhʊkən'lu:p/
AmE
/ˌhʊkən'lu:p/

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave