a bad hair day
a bad hair day - den blbec
BrE
/əˌbæd'heəˌdeɪ/
AmE
/əˌbæd'herˌdeɪ/

phrase - a day when everything seems to go wrong

 
one of those days - den blbec
BrE
/ˌwʌn əv ðəʊz'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌwʌn əv ðoʊz'deɪz/

phrase - a day when everything seems to go wrong

 
guinea pig - pokusný králík (přen.)
BrE
/'gɪniˌpɪg/
AmE
/'gɪniˌpɪg/

noun - a person who is subject to an experiment

 
ish - tak nějak, přibližně
BrE
/'ɪʃ/
AmE
/'ɪʃ/

adverb, informal - approximately, not exactly (usually added to a number)

 
inadvertent - neúmyslný
BrE
/ˌɪnəd'vɜ:tənt/
AmE
/ˌɪnəd'vɜ:rtənt/

adjective - done by accident, without wanting or planning to

 
unintentional - neúmyslný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənl/

adjective - done by accident, without wanting or planning to

stake
stake - vsadit (na něco)
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/

verb - to risk money on something that might happen

 
take by storm - dobýt (úspěchem)
BrE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:rm/

verb - to suddenly become extremely successful or popular somewhere

 
mettle - vytrvalost, vůle (pokračovat), odhodlání
BrE
/'metl/
AmE
/'metl/

noun - the courage or determination to continue doing something

 
dead ringer - přesná kopie (někoho), dvojník
BrE
/'dedˌrɪŋə/
AmE
/'dedˌrɪŋər/

noun, informal - a person who looks identical to someone else

 
ringer - přesná kopie (někoho), dvojník
BrE
/'rɪŋə/
AmE
/'rɪŋər/

noun - a person who looks identical to someone else

 
heave - pohnout (něčím), zvednout (něco), hnout (něčím)
BrE
/'hi:v/
AmE
/'hi:v/

verb - to lift or pull something with great effort

 
stiffen - naježit (vlasy či chlupy), naježit se
BrE
/'stɪfn/
AmE
/'stɪfn/

verb - (of hair etc.) to become straight and firm

 
give out - rozdat (více lidem)
BrE
/ˌgɪv'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌgɪv'aʊt/

verb - to distribute something among a lot of people

ridicule
ridicule - zesměšnit (někoho)
BrE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/
AmE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/

verb - to say something that makes someone look silly