cost - cena (přeneseně), co to stojí (přeneseně)
BrE
/'kɒst/
AmE
/'kɑ:st/

noun - something that has to be given up, suffered, lost etc. in order to get something

 
long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
agitate - agitovat pro něco, proti něčemu
BrE
/'ædʒɪteɪt/
AmE
/'ædʒɪteɪt/

verb - to argue or protest publicly, especially in order to achieve a social or political goal

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

 
rely on - záviset, spoléhat se
BrE
/rɪ'laɪ ɒn/
AmE
/rɪ'laɪ ɑ:n/

verb - to need or depend on someone or something in order to work or live well

plastic wrap
plastic wrap - potravinová fólie
BrE
/ˌplæstɪk'ræp/
AmE
/ˌplæstɪk'ræp/

noun, American English - a very thin plastic sheet used to wrap food in order to keep it fresh

 
run past - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'pɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'pæst/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

run by
run by - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

hit on
hit on - balit (někoho)
BrE
/'hɪtˌɒn/
AmE
/'hɪt̬ˌɑ:n/

verb, American English, informal - to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship

tiptoe
tiptoe - jít po špičkách, chodit po špičkách
BrE
/'tɪptəʊ/
AmE
/'tɪptoʊ/

verb - to walk on the tips of your toes (especially in order not to be heard)

 
payback - odplata
BrE
/'peɪbæk/
AmE
/'peɪbæk/

noun - something you do in order to harm or hurt someone because they have hurt you

burglary
burglary - vloupání
BrE
/'bɜ:gləri/
AmE
/'bɜ:rgləri/

noun - the illegal act of coming into somebody's house in order to steal things from it

bridle
bridle - uzda
BrE
/'braɪdl/
AmE
/'braɪdl/

noun - leather bands put on a horse's head in order to be able to control it

shampoo
shampoo - šamponovat, umýt šamponem, mýt šamponem, našamponovat
BrE
/ʃæm'pu:/
AmE
/ʃæm'pu:/

verb - to put a kind of liquid soap on your hair in order to wash it