my treat - já to platím, já zvu
BrE
/maɪ'tri:t/
AmE
/maɪ'tri:t/

phrase - an expression we use to say that we will pay for somebody in a restaurant etc.

 
like I care - jako kdyby mě to zajímalo
BrE
/laɪk'aɪˌkeə/
AmE
/laɪk'aɪˌker/

phrase - a sarcastic phrase that is used to say that we do not care

 
however - jakkoliv, ať (je to) jakkoliv
BrE
/ˌhaʊ'evə/
AmE
/ˌhaʊ'evər/

adverb, formal - no matter how

snow
snow - sněžit
BrE
/'snəʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊ/

verb - (of weather) to let snowflakes fall from the clouds

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 
in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině
BrE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 
once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok
BrE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/
AmE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

adverb - very rarely

 
every once in a while - jednou za čas
BrE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/
AmE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 
a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
five o'clock in the morning - pět hodin ráno
BrE
/'faɪv ə'klɒk ɪn ðə 'mɔ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'faɪv ə'klɑ:k ɪn ðə 'mɔ:rnɪŋ/

5:00 AM

 
one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne
BrE
/'wʌn ə'klɒk ɪn ði: ˌɑ:ftə'nu:n/
AmE
/'wʌn ə'klɑ:k ɪn ði: ˌæftə'nu:n/

1:00 PM

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho
BrE
/ɪn ðə mɪdl əv 'nəʊweə/
AmE
/ɪn ðə mɪdl əv 'noʊwer/

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.