be on the spot - být přímo na místě
BrE
/bi:ˌɒn ðə'spɒt/
AmE

verb - to be right there (at a particular place)

 
be over the hill - být za zenitem, mít už svá léta, mít nejlepší roky za sebou
BrE
/bi:ˌəʊvə ðə'hɪl/
AmE
/bi:ˌoʊvər ðə'hɪl/

verb - to be too old and no longer useful

 
see the light - rozsvítit se (začát chápat), pochopit něco
BrE
/ˌsi: ðə'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌsi: ðə'laɪt/

phrase - to begin to understand something

 
bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly
BrE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/
AmE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 
call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɒts/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɑ:ts/

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 
deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvə ðə'gʊdz/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvər ðə'gʊdz/

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
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

 
prime - rozkvět, rozmach
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

noun - a period of great prosperity and success

 
bloom - rozkvět, rozmach
BrE
/'blu:m/
AmE
/'blu:m/

noun - a period of great prosperity and success

 
heyday - rozkvět, rozmach
BrE
/'heɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'heɪdeɪ/

noun - a period of great prosperity and success

 
lard - špikovat, našpikovat, prošpikovat
BrE
/'lɑ:d/
AmE
/'lɑ:rd/

verb - to put small pieces of fat or bacon onto or into meat before you cook it

 
masturbation - masturbace, onanie
BrE
/ˌmæstə'beɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmæstər'beɪʃən/

noun - the act of touching one's own sexual organs in order to give oneself sexual pleasure