hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

 
collection - sbírání, vyzvednutí
BrE
/kə'lekʃən/
AmE
/kə'lekʃən/

noun - an act of bringing things into one place or taking something away from a place

 
clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet
BrE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

pay raise
pay raise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌreɪz/
AmE
/'peɪˌreɪz/

noun, American English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
scam - podvést, vylákat podvodem
BrE
/'skæm/
AmE
/'skæm/

verb, informal - to deceive someone in order to get money from them

 
Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž
BrE
/ˌdʌtʃ 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌdʌtʃ 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

noun, British English, informal - the false confidence that you get when you are drunk

 
the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe
BrE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/
AmE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 
the moon - něco nemožného, modré z nebe
BrE
/ðə'mu:n/
AmE
/ðə'mu:n/

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 
go after - jít za (něčím), jít po (někom)
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'ˌgoʊˌæftər/

verb - to try to get something, to try to catch someone

 
take down - sundat, dát dolů (z police, ze stěny)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'daʊn/

verb - to reach up and get something from a high place

 
allotment - dávka, příděl
BrE
/ə'lɒtmənt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:tmənt/

noun, formal - an amount of something that someone is allowed to get

thin ice
thin ice - tenký led
BrE
/ˌθɪn 'aɪs/
AmE
/ˌθɪn 'aɪs/

noun - situace which is risky or may get you in trouble

wage
wage - mzda
BrE
/'weɪdʒ/
AmE
/'weɪdʒ/

noun - money that you get for what you do at work

 
con - ošidit
BrE
/'kɒn/
AmE
/'kɑ:n/

verb, informal - to cheat or deceive somebody in order to get money

purple
purple - fialová, purpurová
BrE
/'pɜ:pl/
AmE
/'pɜ:rpl/

noun - the colour which you get by mixing red and blue