lose the way - ztratit se
BrE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back

take the bus
take the bus - jet autobusem (konkrétním)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bʌs/

verb - to get on the bus and go somewhere

 
set the table - prostřít stůl
BrE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/
AmE
/ˌset ðə'teɪbl/

verb - to prepare the table for a meal

do the shopping
do the shopping - nakoupit, udělat nákup
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə'ʃɒpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə'ʃɑ:pɪŋ/

verb - to go and buy the things that you need

 
hit the sack - jít na kutě, jít spát
BrE
/ˌhɪðə'sæk/
AmE
/ˌhɪðə'sæk/

verb, informal - to go to bed

do the trick
do the trick - zabrat (fungovat), fungovat, zafungovat
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə'trɪk/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə'trɪk/

verb, informal - to be effective, to work, to have the desired effect, to solve a problem

 
take the stairs - jít po schodech
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə 'steəz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə 'steərz/

verb - to use the stairs

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

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

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 
hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)
BrE
/hɪt ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/hɪt ðə 'roʊd/

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

 
hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə 'ru:f/

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 
break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'hæbɪt/

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

do the dusting
do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach
BrE
/du: ðə 'dʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/du: də 'dʌstɪŋ/

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše
BrE
/ə bɜ:d ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:θ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/
AmE
/ə bɜ:rd ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:rθ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/

phrase - a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger

 
pop the question - požádat o ruku
BrE
/ˌpɒp ðə'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:p ðə'kwestʃn/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you