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

 
be on good terms - být zadobře, dobře vycházet
BrE
/bi: ɒn ˌgʊd 'tɜ:mz/
AmE
/bi: ɒn 'gʊd ˌtɜ:rmz/

verb - to have a good relationship with someone

 
be lost on somebody - být nepochopený (někým)
BrE
/ˌbi:'lɒst ɒn/
AmE
/ˌbi:'lɑ:st ɑ:n/

verb - not to be understood by someone

be on a diet
be on a diet - držet dietu
BrE
/'bi: ɒn ə 'daɪət/
AmE
/'bi: ənə'daɪət/

verb - to eat only certain kinds of food or stop eating very much in order to lose weight etc.

 
be on to something - mít v něčem pravdu
BrE
/ˌbi:'ɒn tʊˌsʌmθɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌbi:'ɑ:n tʊˌsʌmθɪŋ/

verb - to be right about something

 
he's - (on) je
BrE
/'hi:z/
AmE
/'hi:z/

phrase - the contracted form of 'HE IS'

 
he is - on je
BrE
/ˌhi:'ɪz/
AmE
/ˌhi:'ɪz/

phrase - -

 
himself - on sám
BrE
/hɪm'self/
AmE
/hɪm'self/

pronoun - he only, not anyone else

 
on the road - na cestách
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'roʊd/

adverb - travelling, especially by car

 
on the downside - z té horší stránky, co se negativ týče
BrE
/ɒn ðə'daʊnsaɪd/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə'daʊnsaɪd/

adverb - considering the disadvantages

 
on the upside - z té lepší stránky, co se pozitiv týče
BrE
/ɒn ði:'ʌpsaɪd/
AmE
/ɑn ði:'ʌpsaɪd/

adverb - considering the advantages

 
on the skids - skřípající, v problémech
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'skɪdz/

adjective, informal - failing

 
on the hour - v celou (hodinu)
BrE
/ɒn ði: 'aʊ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ði: 'aʊr/

adverb - at the beginning of each hour

 
on the house - na účet podniku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

 
on the run - na útěku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'rʌn/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'rʌn/

adverb - trying not to be caught or captured