right of way
right of way - přednost (v jízdě), přednost v jízdě
BrE
/ˌraɪtəv'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌraɪt̬əv'weɪ/

noun, American English - the right of a vehicle or person to go before others in traffic

 
Registrar of Companies - obchodní rejstřík, správce obchodního rejstříku
BrE
/ˌredʒɪstrɑ:rəv'kʌmpəniz/
AmE
/ˌredʒɪstrɑ:rəv'kʌmpəniz/

noun, British English - an official or government agency responsible for maintaining a register of companies and ensuring that businesses comply with statutory requirements related to company formation, management, and dissolution

 
nothing short of - úplně, zcela, úplný
BrE
/'nʌθɪŋ 'ʃɔ:təv/
AmE
/'nʌθɪŋ 'ʃɔ:rt̬əv/

adjective - exactly like, equal to

 
talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'aʊtəv/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
act of God - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌækt əv'gɒd/
AmE
/ˌækt əv'gɑ:d/

noun - something people have no control over, e.g. an earthquake etc.

 
code of ethics - etický kodex
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'eθɪks/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'eθɪks/

noun - a set of principles and guidelines which outlines the values of a particular organization, company etc.

 
out of work - nezaměstnaný
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv 'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌaʊt əv 'wɜ:rk/

adjective - unemployed, not having a job

 
course of action - postup, plán
BrE
/ˌkɔ:s əv'ækʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rs əv'ækʃn/

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 
word-of-mouth - ústní, mluvený, řečený, šířený slovně
BrE
/ˌwɜ:dəv'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rdəv'maʊθ/

adjective - communicated is the spoken way, by one person telling another

word of mouth
word of mouth - ústní podání, ústní doporučení
BrE
/ˌwɜ:dəv'maʊθ/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rdəv'maʊθ/

noun - the way of communicating something orally, by one person telling another

bag of bones
bag of bones - kost a kůže
BrE
/ˌbægəv'bəʊnz/
AmE
/ˌbægəv'boʊnz/

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 
court of law - soud
BrE
/ˌkɔ:təv'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rt̬əv'lɑ:/

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

 
get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit
BrE
/ˌget'həʊld əv/
AmE
/ˌget'hoʊld əv/

verb - to manage to get something

plaster of Paris
plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)
BrE
/ˌplɑ:stər əv'pærəs/
AmE
/ˌplæstər əv'pærəs/

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.

 
out of turn - mimo pořadí
BrE
/ˌaʊtəv'tɜ:n/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'tɜ:rn/

adverb - when it's not somebody's turn to do something