excuse - záminka
BrE
/ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ɪks'kju:s/

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

 
busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk
BrE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

 
badger - naléhat (na někoho), stále otravovat
BrE
/'bædʒə/
AmE
/'bædʒər/

verb - to keep asking somebody about something or to do something

 
monkey about - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
monkey around - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/

verb, American English, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
fool around - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌfu:lə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌfu:lə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
hold off - vyčkat, posečkat, počkat, sečkat
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'ɑ:f/

verb - to wait until later, not to do something right away

 
calling - povolání, poslání
BrE
/'kɔ:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɔ:lɪŋ/

noun - a particular job that you feel you have to do

 
follow up - navázat (něco něčím), doplnit (něco něčím)
BrE
/ˌfɒləʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:loʊ'ʌp/

verb - to do something to add to something you have done

 
take the bull by the horns - postavit se čelem, začít řešit (nějakou nepříjemnou situaci)
BrE
/teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə 'hɔ:nz/
AmE
/teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə 'hɔ:rnz/

verb - to do something difficult or dangerous in a determined way

 
tribute - pocta, poklona
BrE
/'trɪbju:t/
AmE
/'trɪbju:t/

noun - something you do to express respect for somebody or something

 
take - udělat (ve spec. frázích), použít (ve spec. frázích)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - (in some fixed phrases) to use something, to do something

 
stint - období (služby), doba služby
BrE
/'stɪnt/
AmE
/'stɪnt/

noun - a period of time in which you do some work

 
precaution - preventivní opatření
BrE
/prɪ'kɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/prɪ'kɔ:ʃn/

noun - something you do to prevent possible danger, injury, damage etc.