relax on the sofa - relaxovat na pohovce
BrE
/rɪ'læks ɒn ðə'səʊfə/
AmE
/rɪ'læks ən ðə'soʊfə/

verb - to rest on a sofa after a long day of work

 
pick out - zahrát (na hud. nástroj)
BrE
/pɪk 'aʊt/
AmE
/pɪk 'aʊt/

verb - to play something on a musical instrument spontaneously (without written music)

 
rabbit on - tlachat, žvanit, mlít (o něčem), mluvit bez ustání (o něčem)
BrE
/ˌræbɪt'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌræbɪt̬'ɑ:n/

verb, British English, informal - to go on talking about something you consider unimportant or silly

pierce
pierce - propíchnout, probodnout
BrE
/'pɪəs/
AmE
/'pɪrs/

verb - to drive something sharp (e.g. a needle) into or through something

 
shush - pšš
BrE
/'ʃʊʃ/
AmE
/'ʃʊʃ/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
shh - pšš
BrE
/'ʃ:/
AmE
/'ʃ:/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
sh - pš
BrE
//
AmE
//

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
land phone - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌfəʊn/
AmE
/'lændˌfoʊn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 
land line - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

landline
landline - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 
fold in - vmíchat, vmísit (opatrně, pomalu)
BrE
/ˌfəʊl'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌfoʊld'ɪn/

verb - to mix something into a mixture gently with a spoon etc.

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
high-strung - nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
edgy - nabroušený, nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/'edʒi/
AmE
/'edʒi/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen