bet on the wrong horse - sázet na špatného koně
BrE
/'bet ɒn ðə rɒŋ 'hɔ:s/
AmE
/'bet ɑ:n ðə rɑ:ŋ 'hɔ:rs/

verb - to support something or someone that eventually fails

 
scare the daylights out of - vyděsit k smrti
BrE
/ˌskeə ðə 'deɪlaɪts aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌskeər ðə 'deɪlats aʊt əv/

verb, informal - to scare someone very much

 
bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se
BrE
/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 
a year - rok
BrE
/ə'jɪə/
AmE
/ə'jɪr/

 
a car - auto
BrE
/ə'kɑ:/
AmE
/ə'kɑ:r/

a tad
a tad - krapet, krapánek, trochu
BrE
/ə'tæd/
AmE
/ə'tæd/

determiner, informal - to some extent, slightly (informal)

a lot
a lot - hodně
BrE
/ə'lɒt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t/

adverb - very much

 
a little - trochu (čeho)
BrE
/ə'lɪtl/
AmE
/ə'lɪt̬l/

determiner - a small amount of something

 
a few - několik
BrE
/ə'fju:/
AmE
/ə'fju:/

determiner - several

 
a day - denně
BrE
/ə'deɪ/
AmE
/ə'deɪ/

adverb - per 24 hours

 
a bit - trochu
BrE
/ə'bɪt/
AmE
/ə'bɪt/

adverb - a little

a lot
a lot - spousta
BrE
/ə'lɒt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t/

determiner - many, a large number (of something), a large amount (of something)

 
a little - trochu
BrE
/ə'lɪtl/
AmE
/ə'lɪt̬l/

adverb - to some extent, slightly

 
a lot - daleko (v komparativu)
BrE
/ə'lɒt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t/

adverb - an adverb that intensifies the comparative

 
a must - nutnost, nezbytná věc
BrE
/ə'mʌst/
AmE
/ə'mʌst/

noun - something that you must do or have