December the 24th - 24. prosince
BrE
/ˌdɪ'sembə ðə ˌtwenti'fɔ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdɪ'sembər ðə ˌtwent̬i'fɔ:rθ/

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 
the 24th of December - 24. prosince
BrE
/ðə ˌtwenti'fɔ:θ əv ˌdɪ'sembə/
AmE
/ðə ˌtwent̬i'fɔ:rθ əv ˌdɪ'sembər/

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 
January the 1st - 1. ledna
BrE
/ˌdʒænjuəri ðə 'fɜ:st/
AmE
/ˌdʒænjueri ðə 'fɜ:rst/

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 
the 1st of January - 1. ledna
BrE
/ðə ˌfɜ:st əv 'dʒænjuəri/
AmE
/ðə ˌfɜ:rst əv 'dʒænjueri/

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 
July the fourth - 4. července
BrE
/ˌdʒʊ'laɪ ðə 'fɔ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdʒə'laɪ ðə 'fɔ:rθ/

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 
the fourth of July - 4. července
BrE
/ðə 'fɔ:θ əv ˌdʒʊ'laɪ/
AmE
/ðə 'fɔ:rθ əv ˌdʒə'laɪ/

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

out and about
out and about - na nohou, na nohách
BrE
/ˌaʊtən ə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌaʊtən ə'baʊt/

adverb - going from place to place, always going somewhere

 
stanza - strofa, sloka (v básni)
BrE
/'stænzə/
AmE
/'stænzə/

noun, technical - one part of a poem consisting of several lines

 
farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov
BrE
/'fɑ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmɪŋ/

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 
go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

snug as a bug in a rug
snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)
BrE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/
AmE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 
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

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean