buy
buy - uvěřit, skočit, naletět, zbaštit
BrE
/'baɪ/
AmE
/'baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe something, especially when it is not likely to be true

 
hawk - prodávat (podomně, dealersky, od dveří ke dveřím)
BrE
/'hɔ:k/
AmE
/'hɔ:k/

verb - to try and sells something, especially by going from place to place

 
efficacy - účinnost, efektivnost
BrE
/'efɪkəsi/
AmE
/'efɪkəsi/

noun, formal - the ability of something to do what it is supposed to do

 
clog up - ucpat se, zanést se, zacpat se, ucpat, zanést, zacpat
BrE
/ˌklɒg'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklɑ:g'ʌp/

verb - to become blocked, so things cannot pass through anymore; to block something

 
work on - pracovat na něčem
BrE
/'wɜ:kˌɒn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rk'ɑ:n/

verb - to be in the process of doing something, trying to achieve something

 
turn against - obrátit se proti (někomu), obrátit (někoho) proti (někomu)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n ə'genst/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn ə'genst/

verb - to become unfriendly towards someone, to make someone become unfriendly towards someone

 
line up - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, stát v řadě
BrE
/'laɪn ʌp/
AmE
/'laɪn ʌp/

verb, American English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)

file
file - pilovat, opilovat, upilovat
BrE
/'faɪl/
AmE
/'faɪl/

verb - to use a tool, especially a file, to make a surface smooth

 
stretch - natáhnout, sáhnout (pro)
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

 
down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše
BrE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt həʊl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt hoʊl/

adverb - in/to a strange situation that is difficult to get out of

 
tame - krotký, slabý, mírný, pokorný
BrE
/'teɪm/
AmE
/'teɪm/

adjective, informal - willing to do whatever other people ask or want you to do

 
shadow - napodobovat, učit se napodobováním, odkoukat (něco od někoho)
BrE
/'ʃædəʊ/
AmE
/'ʃædoʊ/

verb - to learn how to do something by observing and following somebody else

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělaný, falešný
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

adjective, formal - made to look exactly like the original in order to deceive people

 
toast - zapéct, zapékat, opéct, opékat
BrE
/'təʊst/
AmE
/'toʊst/

verb - to use heat to turn bread and other food brown and crisp

 
burn out - vyčerpat se, vyhořet
BrE
/ˌbɜ:n'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rn'aʊt/

verb - to make yourself exhausted or unable to work by working too hard