bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly
BrE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/
AmE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 
call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɒts/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɑ:ts/

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 
deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvə ðə'gʊdz/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvər ðə'gʊdz/

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
foot the bill - zaplatit to, zacálovat to
BrE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/
AmE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/

phrase, informal - to pay for something

the United States
the United States - Spojené státy
BrE
/ðə jʊˌnaɪtɪd'steɪts/
AmE
/ðə jʊˌnaɪt̬ɪd'steɪts/

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 
the other day - nedávno, tuhle
BrE
/ði: 'ʌðə 'deɪ/
AmE
/ði: 'ʌðər 'deɪ/

adverb, informal - recently, a few days ago

 
on the rocks - v troskách, před rozpadem
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'rɒks/
AmE

adverb - in a very bad condition, likely to fail soon (e.g. of a relationship)

 
by the way - mimochodem
BrE
/ˌbaɪ ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbaɪðə'weɪ/

adverb - words we use to introduce a different topic when we speak

 
what the hell - co to sakra je, co to k sakru je, co to sakra má znamenat
BrE
/ˌwɒt ðə'hel/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t ðə'hel/

phrase, informal - a phrase you say to express irritation and surprise

 
what the hell - do hajzlu s tím, kašlu na to
BrE
/ˌwɒt ðə'hel/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t ðə'hel/

phrase, informal - a phrase you say to express that you don't care about something

 
in the meantime - mezitím
BrE
/ˌɪn ðə'mi:ntaɪm/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'mi:ntaɪm/

adverb - at the time between two events