foul play
foul play - nečistá hra, faulování, hra proti pravidlům
BrE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/

noun, British English - actions that are against the rules (especially in sports)

foul
foul - faulovat
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/

verb - (in sports) to do something to another player that is against the rules

foul
foul - faul (ve sportu)
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/

noun - an action that is against the rules (especially in sports)

 
declutter - uklidit, protřídit, uspořádat
BrE
/di:'klʌtə/
AmE
/di:'klʌt̬ər/

verb - to tidy a place by removing things you do not want or need, or by putting thing where they belong

cornflower
cornflower - chrpa
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun - a popular wild plant with blue flowers

forsythia
forsythia - zlatice, zlatý déšť, forzýtie (keř)
BrE
/fɔ:'saɪθiə/
AmE
/fər'sɪθiə/

noun - a large bush that has hundreds of small yellow flowers in the early spring

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
humble - prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/

adjective - not special, not of a high rank

 
humility - pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others

 
busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk
BrE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

toss and turn
toss and turn - nemoci spát, jen tak se převalovat v posteli
BrE
/ˌtɒsən'tɜ:n/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:sən'tɜ:rn/

verb - to be unable to fall asleep, for example if you're worried, stressed, sick etc.

 
outing - odhalení homosexuality
BrE
/'aʊtɪŋ/
AmE
/'aʊt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which it is made public that a person is gay when this information was supposed to be private

 
absorbing - poutavý, zajímavý
BrE
/əb'zɔ:bɪŋ/
AmE
/əb'zɔ:rbɪŋ/

adjective - very interesting; can hold your attention completely

 
motive - hybný, pohybový
BrE
/'məʊtɪv/
AmE
/'məʊtɪv/

adjective, technical - causing action or movement

 
impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react