halfway
halfway - do půlky, v půlce, v polovině, do poloviny
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌhæf'weɪ/

adverb - in the middle of something, to the middle of something

 
be into - být zamilovaný do (koho), být zakoukaný do (koho)
BrE
/'bi:ˌɪntə/
AmE
/'bi:ˌɪntə/

verb, informal - to have a crush on somebody, to be in love with someone

manhole
manhole - kanál, díra do kanálu, průlez, průlez do kanálu
BrE
/'mænˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'mænˌhoʊl/

noun - a round opening in the road, sidewalk etc. that leads to the sewage system

 
knock yourself out - posluž si, pusť se do toho, do toho
BrE
/ˌnɒk jəˌself'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k jərˌself'aʊt/

verb, informal - get to it, start doing it

hairband
hairband - čelenka, gumička do vlasů
BrE
/'heəbænd/
AmE
/'herbænd/

noun - a narrow piece of plastic, fabric, or elastic that people wear on their head to keep their hair back and away from the face

toner
toner - toner (do tiskárny apod.)
BrE
/'təʊnə/
AmE
/'toʊnər/

noun - a powder or liquid used in printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on paper

 
follow through - dokončit, dotáhnout do konce
BrE
/ˌfɒləʊ'θru:/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:loʊ'θru:/

verb - to finish an action that has been started

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

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

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together

 
shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it

 
take to the hills - uprchnout, vzít do zaječích
BrE
/ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/

verb - to escape quickly, to flee from a place

stuffing
stuffing - nádivka (např. do kuřete)
BrE
/'stʌfɪŋ/
AmE
/'stʌfɪŋ/

noun - a mixture of food, such as bread, onion and herbs, that you put inside a chicken, turkey or pepper and cook it, it can also be cooked separately

 
pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 
chip in - vmísit se do rozhovoru
BrE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/

verb, informal - to interrupt a conversation or discussion by saying something

 
stun - omráčit (uvést do bezvědomí)
BrE
/'stʌn/
AmE
/'stʌn/

verb - to make someone unconscious for a short time