conjunctivitis - zánět spojivek
BrE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/
AmE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/

noun - a painful and infectious disease of the eye

 
behind somebody's back - za zády (pomlouvat, posmívat se)
BrE
/bɪˌhaɪnd sʌmbədiz 'bæk/
AmE
/bɪˌhaɪnd sʌmbədiz 'bæk/

adverb - without somebody knowing

 
easy on the eye - hezký na pohled, lahodící oku
BrE
/ˌi:zi ɒn ði'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:zi ɑ:n ði'aɪ/

adjective, informal - pleasant to look at

 
eye-opener - ponaučení, lekce (něco, co vám otevře oči)
BrE
/'aɪˌəʊpnə/
AmE
/'aɪˌoʊpnər/

noun - something surprising that makes you see things that you didn't see before

 
look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí
BrE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 
put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)
BrE
/ˌpʊt jə 'fɪŋgə ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt jər 'fɪŋgər ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 
split hairs - přít se o maličkosti
BrE
/splɪt 'heəz/
AmE
/splɪt 'herz/

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important

 
shake a leg - hnout kostrou, hnout sebou
BrE
/ˌʃeɪk ə'leg/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪk ə'leg/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to hurry up

 
stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát
BrE
/ˌstɪf ʌpə 'lɪp/
AmE
/ˌstɪf ʌpər 'lɪp/

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 
slam-dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'slæmdʌŋk/
AmE
/'slæmdʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 
dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 
dunk - ponořit (někoho) do vody
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb, American English, informal - to push someone under water, usually as a joke

dunk
dunk - namočit, namáčet, ponořit
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - to put something, especially food, quickly into liquid and take it out

 
superfluousness - nadbytečnost
BrE
/su:'pɜ:fluəsnəs/
AmE
/su:'pɜ:rfluəsnəs/

noun, formal - the state of being unnecessary or no longer wanted

 
superfluously - nadbytečně
BrE
/su:'pɜ:fluəsli/
AmE
/su:'pɜ:rfluəsli/

adverb, formal - unnecessarily