paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

 
kidnap - unést (člověka)
BrE
/'kɪdnæp/
AmE
/'kɪdnæp/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back

 
abduct - unést (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkt/
AmE
/æb'dʌkt/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back

 
wring - vytáhnout (něco z někoho), vynutit, vymámit
BrE
/'rɪŋ/
AmE
/'rɪŋ/

verb - to get something from someone with difficulty, often through effort or pressure

 
axe - utnout, zastavit
BrE
/'æks/
AmE
/'æks/

verb - to stop something, to get rid of something, to stop financing something

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 
gear up - připravit se, vybavit se
BrE
/'gɪrʌp/
AmE
/'gɪrʌp/

verb - to prepare to do something, to get the necessary equipment for it

 
scrap - zbavit se, zrušit, dát do starého železa, dá do šrotu
BrE
/'skræp/
AmE
/'skræp/

verb - to get rid of something that is not useful or practical anymore

 
down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše
BrE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt həʊl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt hoʊl/

adverb - in/to a strange situation that is difficult to get out of

 
publicist - propagační agent
BrE
/'pʌblɪsɪst/
AmE
/'pʌblɪsɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to get publicity for events, people, etc.

check into
check into - zapsat se (v hotelu), zaregistrovat se
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɪntu:/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɪntu:/

verb - to come to a hotel, sign your name and get a room

 
wind down - odpočinout si, vypnout, oddychnout si
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/

verb - to relax, to do something relaxing, to get rid of stress etc.

interfere
interfere - křížit se, rušit, rušit se, plést se
BrE
/ˌɪntə'fɪə/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'fɪr/

verb - to get in the way of something, to prevent something from happening

 
inheritance - dědictví
BrE
/ɪn'herɪtəns/
AmE
/ɪn'herɪt̬əns/

noun - the money, property etc. that you get from somebody who has died

 
information desk - informace (na nádraží apod.), informační kancelář
BrE
/ˌɪnfə'meɪʃnˌdesk/
AmE
/ˌɪnfər'meɪʃnˌdesk/

noun - a place at a train station etc. where you can get information