mite - roztoč
BrE
/'maɪt/
AmE
/'maɪt/

noun - a very small spider-like creature that lives in plants or carpets, mattresses etc.

 
dilly-dally - loudat se
BrE
/'dɪliˌdæli/
AmE
/'dɪliˌdæli/

verb, informal - to waste time by doing something too slowly

 
wishy-washy - nerozhodný, neschopný se rozhoupat
BrE
/'wɪʃiˌwɒʃi/
AmE
/'wɪʃiˌwɑ:ʃi/

adjective, informal - unable to make decisions, not having strong beliefs

 
knick-knack - serepetička, tretka
BrE
/'nɪkˌnæk/
AmE
/'nɪkˌnæk/

, informal - a small decorative object

flip-flop
flip-flop - žabka (typ obuvi)
BrE
/'flɪpˌflɒp/
AmE
/'flɪpˌflɑ:p/

noun - a kind of open rubber sandal

 
hip-hop - hip-hop
BrE
/'hɪpˌhɒp/
AmE
/'hɪpˌhɑ:p/

noun - a style of popular music that mixes rap and DJ'ing

 
flimflam - nesmysly
BrE
/'flɪmˌflæm/
AmE
/'flɪmˌflæm/

noun, informal - nonsense

jim-jams
jim-jams - pyžamo
BrE
/'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/
AmE
/'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/

noun, British English, informal - a word for 'pyjamas'

 
tittle-tattle - klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/'tɪtlˌtætl/
AmE
/'tɪt̬lˌtæt̬l/

noun, informal - casual talk about unimportant things

 
gibble-gabble - klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/'gɪblˌgæbl/
AmE
/'gɪblˌgæbl/

noun, informal - casual talk about unimportant things

 
chitter-chatter - klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/'tʃɪtəˌtʃætə/
AmE
/'tʃɪt̬ərˌtʃæt̬ər/

noun - casual talk about unimportant things

teeter-totter
teeter-totter - houpačka
BrE
/'ti:təˌtɒtə/
AmE
/'ti:t̬ərˌtɑ:t̬ər/

noun, American English - a board on whose ends children can sit and when one goes down, the other goes up

 
criss-cross - křížit se, být křížem krážem
BrE
/'krɪsˌkrɒs/
AmE
/'krɪsˌkrɑ:s/

verb - to form a pattern like many lines crossing each other

 
jingle-jangle - cinky linky
BrE
/ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/

interjection - the ringing sound of small bells or small pieces of metal

 
tick-tock - tik-tak
BrE
/'tɪkˌtɒk/
AmE
/'tɪk'tɑ:k/

interjection - the sound of a clock