lose the way - ztratit se
BrE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back

take the bus
take the bus - jet autobusem (konkrétním)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/

verb - to get on the bus and go somewhere

 
set the table - prostřít stůl
BrE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/
AmE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/

verb - to prepare the table for a meal

do the shopping
do the shopping - nakoupit, udělat nákup
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə'ʃɒpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə'ʃɑ:pɪŋ/

verb - to go and buy the things that you need

do the dusting
do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach
BrE
/du: ðə 'dʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/du: də 'dʌstɪŋ/

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 
hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 
break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

 
take the trouble - pokusit se (o něco), vynaložit úsilí (na co)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'trʌbl/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'trʌbl/

verb - to make the effort (to do something)

 
rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího
BrE
/ˌrɒb ðə'kreɪdl/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b ðə'kreɪdl/

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 
bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se
BrE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

 
pop the question - požádat o ruku
BrE
/ˌpɒp ðə'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:p ðə'kwestʃn/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you

 
drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat
BrE
/ˌdrɒp ð'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p ð'bɔ:l/

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless

 
miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se
BrE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:k/
AmE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:rk/

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 
face the music - čelit kritice, nést následky svého jednání
BrE
/ˌfeɪs ðə 'mju:zɪk/
AmE
/ˌfeɪs ðə 'mju:zɪk/

verb, informal - to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

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

verb - the overcome the differences between things, to make the differences matter less, to make the differences less obvious