no spring chicken - žádný mládenec, žádná mladice
BrE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/
AmE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/

noun, informal - not young anymore

 
past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st wʌnz'praɪm/
AmE
/ˌpæst wʌnz'praɪm/

adjective - too old, over the hill

poor thing
poor thing - chudáček, chudinka
BrE
/ˌpɔ:'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌpʊr'θɪŋ/

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
eaves - převis střechy
BrE
/'i:vz/
AmE
/'i:vz/

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise
exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)
BrE
/'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/'eksərsaɪz/

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 
SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)
BrE
/ˌesem'es/
AmE
/ˌesem'es/

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 
severity - závažnost
BrE
/sɪ'verəti/
AmE
/sə'verət̬i/

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

 
moo - bú
BrE
/'mu:/
AmE
/'mu:/

interjection - the sound made by cows

 
blackmailer - vyděrač
BrE
/'blækmeɪlə/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlər/

noun - a person who commits blackmail

off the top of your head
off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy
BrE
/əfðəˌtɒpəvjɔ:'hed/
AmE
/əfðəˌtɑ:pəvjɔ:r'hed/

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 
scrapyard - vrakoviště, kovošrot, šrot
BrE
/'skræpjɑ:d/
AmE
/'skræpjɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
junkyard - vrakoviště
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:d/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
scraps - zbytky (jídla)
BrE
/'skræps/
AmE
/'skræps/

noun - leftovers that are thrown away, pieces of food that are not eaten and are normally thrown away

 
scrap - staré železo, šrot
BrE
/'skræp/
AmE
/'skræp/

noun - pieces of old unwanted things (cars etc.)