cut down on - omezit (co)

verb - to reduce something

 

set on fire - zapálit, podpálit

verb - to make something start to burn

fall back on - uchýlit se k (čemu), obrátit se na (koho)

verb - to use something or ask somebody for help when you are in trouble or have difficulties

 

go on about - mlít o (čem), neustále mluvit o

verb - to speak about something for a long time, esp. in a way that makes you angry or bored

 

cut in on - přerušit (koho), skočit do řeči (komu)

verb - to interrupt someone when they are saying something

 

cut back on - omezit, snížit, provést snížení

verb - to make a reduction of

 

go steady on - šetřit (něco)

verb - not to use too much of something

 

go on holiday - jet na dovolenou

verb - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 

take out on - vybít si (něco na někom)

verb - to treat someone badly because somebody or something else has made you angry

 

take pity on - slitovat se, smilovat se nad (kým)

verb - to do something for someone because you feel sorry for them

 

hold on to - držet se (čeho)

verb - try not to lose something

 

read up on - načíst si (o)

verb - to get a lot of information on a particular subject from books and other printed sources

put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze

verb - to become fat

 

go on vacation - jet na dovolenou

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 

go on strike - začít stávkovat, jít do stávky

verb - to stop working as a way of protesting against something