be up - dít se (s někým), být za problém
BrE
/'bi:'ʌp/
AmE
/'bi:'ʌp/

verb, informal - used when asking what is going on or what is the problem

 
on somebody's account - kvůli někomu
BrE
/ɒn ˌsʌmbədiz ə'kaʊnt/
AmE
/ɑ:n ˌsʌmbədiz ə'kaʊnt/

adverb - because of somebody

USA
USA - Spojené Státy Americké
BrE
/'ju:'es'eɪ/
AmE
/'ju:'es'eɪ/

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

 
round-the-world - okolo světa, kolem světa
BrE
/ˌraʊnd ðə'wɜ:ld/
AmE

adjective - going around the whole planet

 
US - Spojené státy, USA
BrE
/ˌju:'es/
AmE
/ˌju:'es/

noun - (abbreviation) United States (of America)

 
get on like a house on fire - rychle se spřátelit, padnout si do noty
BrE
/get ɒn laɪk ə haʊs ɒn 'faɪə/
AmE
/get ɒn laɪk ə haʊs ɒn 'faɪər/

verb, informal - become friends quickly

 
on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku
BrE
/ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

 
let the cat out of the bag - pustit (si) pusu na špacír
BrE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/
AmE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/

verb - to say something that wasn't supposed to be said (esp. by mistake)

 
what is the time - Kolik je hodin?
BrE
/wɒt ɪz ðə 'taɪm/
AmE
/wɑ:t ɪz ðə 'taɪm/

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is

 
on-board - palubní
BrE
/ˌɒn'bɔ:d/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'bɔ:rd/

adjective - installed or integrated into a vehicle

 
on sale - ve slevě, v akci, ve výprodeji
BrE
/ˌɒn'seɪl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'seɪl/

adjective, American English - being sold at a reduced price

 
on sale - v prodeji, na prodej, k dostání
BrE
/ˌɒn'seɪl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'seɪl/

adverb - available to be bought

 
keen on - nadšený do, vášnivý pro, zapálený do
BrE
/'ki:n ɒn/
AmE
/'ki:n ɑ:n/

adjective - liking to do something very much

 
on balance - po zvážení
BrE
/ɒn 'bæləns/
AmE
/ɑ:n 'bæləns/

adverb - after considering all the factors

 
on fire - v plamenech
BrE
/ɒn'faɪə/
AmE
/ɑ:n'faɪər/

adverb - burning, in flames