striking - do očí bijící, pozoruhodný
BrE
/'straɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'straɪkɪŋ/

adjective - interesting and unusual, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

 
give me five - plácni si se mnou, pojď si plácnout
BrE
/ˌgɪv mi: 'faɪv/
AmE
/ˌgɪv mi: 'faɪv/

verb, informal - used to say when you want someone to open a hand so you can slap it with your hand in celebration or greeting

 
keep up - pokračovat, nepřestávat, trvat
BrE
/ˌki:p'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ʌp/

verb - to continue without stopping

 
one for the road - jednoho na cestu, jedno na cestu (o alkoholickém nápoji)
BrE
/ˌwʌn fə ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌwʌn fər ðə 'roʊd/

phrase, informal - a last alcoholic drink before leaving

 
in one ear and out the other - jedním uchem tam, druhým ven
BrE
/ɪn 'wʌn ɪə ænd aʊt ði: 'ʌðə/
AmE
/ɪn 'wʌn ɪər ænd aʊt ði: 'ʌðər/

phrase, informal - to be forgotten quickly

 
cost - stát, vyžadovat, vzít (např. sil)
BrE
/'kɒst/
AmE
/'kɑ:st/

verb - to cause the loss or destruction of something

 
back to square one - zpátky, na začátek, na nulu
BrE
/'bæk tə ˌskweə 'wʌn/
AmE
/'bæk tə ˌskweər 'wʌn/

phrase, informal - to start again because the way you were doing something failed

 
mid-thirties - polovina třicátých let (věk či časové období)
BrE
/ˌmɪd'θɜ:tiz/
AmE
/ˌmɪd'θɜ:rt̬iz/

noun - the time of life between 34 and 36

 
stay out of the dog house - nedostat se do průšvihu, nedostat se do maléru
BrE
/'steɪ aʊt əv ðə 'dɒg ˌhaʊs/
AmE
/'steɪ aʊt əv ðə 'dɑ:g ˌhaʊs/

verb, informal - to stay out of trouble

 
print out - vytisknout
BrE
/'prɪnt aʊt/
AmE
/'prɪnt aʊt/

verb - to make a paper copy of a document etc. using a printer

 
green - zelená, zelené světlo (na semaforu)
BrE
/'gri:n/
AmE
/'gri:n/

noun - a traffic light that means GO

 
as early as - už (již)
BrE
/æz 'ɜ:li æz/
AmE
/æz 'ɜ:rli æz/

phrase - used to emphasize that a particular time is surprisingly early

 
hand - pomoc, pomocná ruka, výpomoc
BrE
/'hænd/
AmE
/'hænd/

noun - help with doing something

 
test tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a special medical procedure called the IVF

 
test-tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a baby that develops from an egg that is fertilized outside of a mother's body and then put back in her womb to finish developing