cross the line - přehnat to (s něčím), zajít příliš daleko

verb - to do something inappropriate

answer the phone - zvednout telefon

verb - to pick up the receiver when the phone is ringing

 

answer the door - jít otevřít

verb - to open the door when someone has knocked or rung the doorbell

 

call the police - zavolat policii

verb - to use a telephone to make sure that police officers come

 

jump the gun - unáhlit se, ukvapit se

verb, informal - to react too fast; to start doing something too soon

 

screw the pooch - totálně podělat (něco), totálně pokazit (něco)

verb, informal - to ruin something completely (very informal)

walk the dog - jít se psem, jít se psem na procházku, venčit psa, vyvenčit psa

verb - to take the dog for a walk

 

hog the limelight - strhávat pozornost na sebe

verb, British English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 

US - Spojené státy, USA

noun - (abbreviation) United States (of America)

 

round-the-world - okolo světa, kolem světa

adjective - going around the whole planet

USA - Spojené Státy Americké

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 

on-the-spot - na místě

adjective - happening directly at the place at the time

 

townie - měšťák

noun, informal - a person who lives in a town and has little or no knowledge about life in the countryside

 

let the cat out of the bag - pustit (si) pusu na špacír

verb - to say something that wasn't supposed to be said (esp. by mistake)

 

what is the time - Kolik je hodin?

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is