rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu
BrE
/ˌrɒb 'pi:tə tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b 'pi:t̬ər tʊ ˌpeɪ 'pɑ:l/

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt

 
rob somebody blind - oškubat, totálně okrást
BrE
/ˌrɒb sʌmbədi 'blaɪnd/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b sʌmbədi 'blaɪnd/

verb - to steal everything from somebody

 
rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího
BrE
/ˌrɒb ðə'kreɪdl/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:b ðə'kreɪdl/

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 
rob of - připravit o
BrE
/'rɒb əv/
AmE
/'rɑ:b əv/

verb - to deprive somebody of something

 
stir up - rozdmýchat (vášně), rozvířit (emoce)
BrE
/ˌstɜ:'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɜ:r'ʌp/

verb - to make someone feel strong, usually negative emotions

motor pool
motor pool - vozový park
BrE
/'məʊtəˌpu:l/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌpu:l/

noun - all the cars owned by a company

 
carpool lane - jízdní pruh pro vozidla s více cestujícími
BrE
/'kɑ:pu:lˌleɪn/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpu:lˌleɪn/

noun - a lane on a highway etc. for vehicles with more than one passengers

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
eardrum - ušní bubínek
BrE
/'ɪədrʌm/
AmE
/'ɪrdrʌm/

noun - a thin piece of tissue in the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it, transmitting sound to the inner ear

 
Adam's apple - ohryzek (anat.)
BrE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/
AmE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/

noun - a visible protrusion in the front of the neck, typically larger in males, formed by the thyroid cartilage surrounding the vocal cords

 
staple - sešít, secvaknout (sešívačkou)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

verb - to attach something to something else using a stapler (e.g. sheets of paper)

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together

 
pubic hair - ochlupení přirození
BrE
/ˌpju:bɪk'heə/
AmE
/ˌpju:bɪk'her/

noun - the hair that grows in the genital area

 
pubic - stydký (anat.)
BrE
/'pju:bɪk/
AmE
/'pju:bɪk/

adjective - related to the area of the body near the front of the pelvis, near the genitals

 
mucous membrane - sliznice
BrE
/ˌmju:kəs'membreɪn/
AmE
/ˌmju:kəs'membreɪn/

noun - a thin layer of tissue that produces mucus and lines various cavities and passages in the body, such as the respiratory and digestive tracts, helping to protect and lubricate these areas