swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
biodegradable - biologicky rozložitelný
BrE
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/
AmE
/ˌbaɪoʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/

adjective - able to decompose without causing pollution

 
enfold - obklopit, zabalit
BrE
/ɪn'fəʊld/
AmE
/ɪn'fəʊld/

verb, literary - to cover someone or something completely

 
administer - dát, podat (lék)
BrE
/æd'mɪnɪstə/
AmE
/æd'mɪnɪstər/

verb, formal - to give someone drugs, medicine, etc.

 
peep - kouknout, kouknout se, pokukovat, mrknout se
BrE
/'pi:p/
AmE
/'pi:p/

verb - to look somewhere quickly and secretly

 
structure - strukturovat
BrE
/'strʌktʃə/
AmE
/'strʌktʃər/

verb - to arrange something into a system

 
foster - podporovat
BrE
/'fɒstə/
AmE
/'fɑ:stər/

verb - to encourage the development of something

 
dissolve - propuknout (v pláč, smích)
BrE
/dɪ'zɒlv/
AmE
/dɪ'zɑ:lv/

verb - to suddenly start crying, laughing, etc.

 
crack - praštit, udeřit
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to hit something or someone hard

 
magnify - zesilovat, zvyšovat
BrE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/

verb - to make something louder, stronger, etc.

 
hardy - odolný, otužilý
BrE
/'hɑ:di/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdi/

adjective - strong enough to bear difficult situations

 
ungovernable - neovladatelný
BrE
/ʌn'gʌvənəbl/
AmE
/ʌn'gʌvərnəbl/

adjective - unable to be controlled or governed

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 
keep your eyes skinned - mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/ki:p jə'aɪz skɪnd/
AmE
/ki:p jər'aɪz skɪnd/

verb, informal - to look or watch very carefully

 
keep your eyes peeled - mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/ki:p jə'aɪz pi:ld/
AmE
/ki:p jər'aɪz pi:ld/

verb, informal - to look or watch very carefully