on the skids - skřípající, v problémech
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'skɪdz/

adjective, informal - failing

 
hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid
skid - smyk
BrE
/'skɪd/
AmE
/'skɪd/

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

touch on
touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se
BrE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

 
snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:l/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:l/

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

hygiene
hygiene - hygiena
BrE
/'haɪdʒi:n/
AmE
/'haɪdʒi:n/

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

ladle
ladle - nalít (naběračkou)
BrE
/'leɪdl/
AmE
/'leɪdl/

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 
gluttony - obžerství
BrE
/'glʌtəni/
AmE
/'glʌtəni/

noun, formal - the habit of eating and drinking too much

festivities
festivities - oslavy
BrE
/fe'stɪvətiz/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬iz/

noun - festive activities

 
festivity - oslavování, sváteční atmosféra, veselí, slavnostní atmosféra
BrE
/fe'stɪvəti/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬i/

noun - festive atmosphere

snirt
snirt - špinavý sníh
BrE
/'snɜ:t/
AmE
/'snɜ:rt/

noun, informal - snow covered in dirt

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
eaves - převis střechy
BrE
/'i:vz/
AmE
/'i:vz/

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise
exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)
BrE
/'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/'eksərsaɪz/

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 
SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)
BrE
/ˌesem'es/
AmE
/ˌesem'es/

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages