poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš
BrE
/'pɔ:r æz ə 'tʃɜ:tʃ ˌmaʊs/
AmE
/'pʊr æz ə 'tʃɜ:rtʃ ˌmaʊs/

adjective, dated - really poor

 
busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný
BrE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/
AmE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

 
ongoing - pokračující, trvající, probíhající
BrE
/'ɒnˌgəʊɪŋ/
AmE
/'ɑ:nˌgoʊɪŋ/

adjective - continuing; still in progress

mincer
mincer - mlýnek na maso
BrE
/'mɪnsə/
AmE
/'mɪnsə/

noun, British English - a kitchen machine or appliance that cuts meat into very small pieces

 
swing ride - řetízkový kolotoč, řetízák
BrE
/'swɪŋ raɪd/
AmE
/'swɪŋ raɪd/

noun - a kind of an amusement park ride that looks like a carousel that has chairs hanging on long chains

 
big wheel - ruské kolo
BrE
/ˌbɪg'wi:l/
AmE
/ˌbɪg'wi:l/

noun, British English - an amusement park ride that looks like a vertical wheel with seats or cabins that you ride in

 
Ferris - Ferris
BrE
/'ferɪs/
AmE
/'ferɪs/

noun - an English last name

 
Ferris wheel - ruské kolo
BrE
/'ferɪsˌwi:l/
AmE
/'ferɪsˌwi:l/

noun, American English - an amusement park ride that looks like a vertical wheel with seats or cabins that you ride in

 
bumper cars - autíčka (atrakce), autodrom (atrakce)
BrE
/'bʌmpəˌkɑ:z/
AmE
/'bʌmpərˌkɑ:rz/

noun, American English - an amusement park ride in which you drive a small electric car and try to hit other cars

 
dodgems - autíčka (atrakce), autodrom (atrakce)
BrE
/'dɒdʒəmz/
AmE
/'dɒdʒəmz/

noun, British English - an amusement park ride in which you drive a small electric car and try to hit other cars

 
snap - pohoda, hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
cakewalk - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'keɪkwɔ:k/
AmE
/'keɪkwɑ:k/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
pick sb's pocket - okrást, obrat (vybrat kapsy nebo tašku)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbədiz 'pɒkɪt/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbədiz 'pɑ:kɪt/

verb - to steal something from someone's pocket or bag

 
sweet potato - batát (sladká brambora)
BrE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪtəʊ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a large, orange, sweet vegetable similar to a potato