surrender
surrender - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/sə'rendə/
AmE
/sə'rendər/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss

seat belt
seat belt - bezpečnostní pás (v autě)
BrE
/'si:tˌbelt/
AmE
/'si:tˌbelt/

noun - a strap at a seat in a car or plane etc. that helps to prevent serious injury in case of an accident

 
on the rocks - v troskách, před rozpadem
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'rɒks/
AmE

adverb - in a very bad condition, likely to fail soon (e.g. of a relationship)

 
footsteps - kroky, šlépěje (v životě)
BrE
/'fʊtsteps/
AmE
/'fʊtsteps/

noun - a family tradition, the way people did something before you

 
up to speed - v obraze (plně informován)
BrE
/ˌʌp tʊ'spi:d/
AmE
/ˌʌptə'spi:d/

adjective - fully informed, up to date

 
flip - listovat (např. v knize)
BrE
/'flɪp/
AmE
/'flɪp/

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly

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

verb - to be right about something

 
in the loop - v obraze, ve hře
BrE
/ˌɪnθə'lu:p/
AmE
/ˌɪnθə'lu:p/

adverb - fully informed and included in the process

 
formerly - dříve, kdysi, v minulosti
BrE
/'fɔ:məli/
AmE
/'fɔ:rmərli/

adverb - before, in the past

 
sheepish - v rozpacích, zahanbený, provinilý
BrE
/'ʃi:pɪʃ/
AmE
/'ʃi:pɪʃ/

adjective - feeling embarrassed because you know you have done something wrong or stupid

 
overseas - v zámoří, za mořem
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'si:z/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'si:z/

adverb - from / to / at a different continent

 
quarterback - quarterback (v americkém fotbalu)
BrE
/'kwɔ:təˌbæk/
AmE
/'kwɔ:t̬ərˌbæk/

noun - the player in American football who leads the offensive play of his team

 
wallow - utápět se v sebelítosti
BrE
/'wɒləʊ/
AmE
/'wɑ:loʊ/

verb, informal - to feel depressed and sorry for yourself

asterisk
asterisk - hvězdička (znaménko v textu)
BrE
/'æstərɪsk/
AmE
/'æstərɪsk/

noun - the mark * used in texts

 
capitulate - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/
AmE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss