the 19th of March - 19. března
BrE
/ðə ˌnaɪn'ti:nθ əv mɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/ðə ˌnaɪn'ti:nθ əv mɑ:rtʃ/

phrase - the date March 19

 
the 17th of March - 17. března
BrE
/ðə sevən'ti:nθ əv mɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/ðə sevən'ti:nθ əv mɑ:rtʃ/

phrase - the date March 17

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 
on the basis of - na základě
BrE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/
AmE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/

adverb - according to something, based on something

 
economical with the truth - neříkající celou pravdu
BrE
/ˌi:kə'nɒmɪkl wɪð ðə'tru:θ/
AmE
/ˌi:kə'nɑ:mɪkl wɪð ðə'tru:θ/

adjective - not telling the whole truth, changing or omitting some facts

 
neck of the woods - končiny, oblast
BrE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/

phrase, informal - a particular area

 
tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část
BrE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:g/
AmE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:rg/

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

 
somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou
BrE
/ˌsʌmweə daʊn ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌsʌmwer daʊn ðə 'roʊd/

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 
off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 
The Settlers of Catan - Osadníci z Katanu
BrE
/ðə setləz əv kə'tɑ:n/
AmE
/ðə setlərz əv kə'tæn/

noun - a popular board game

 
speak of the devil - my o vlku
BrE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 
water over the dam - minulost, historie, něco pasé
BrE
/ˌwɔ:tə əʊvə ðə 'dæm/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t̬ər oʊvər ðə 'dæm/

noun - an event that happened in the past and so cannot be changed or undone

 
out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu
BrE
/aʊt ɒv ðə 'kwestʃən/
AmE
/aʊt ɑ:v ðə 'kwestʃən/

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 
the other way around - obráceně, opačně
BrE
/ði: ˌʌðə weɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ði: ˌʌðər weɪ ə'raʊnd/

phrase - in the other direction or in the other direction as well

 
the other way round - obráceně, opačně
BrE
/ði: ˌʌðə weɪ 'raʊnd/
AmE
/ði: ˌʌðər weɪ 'raʊnd/

phrase - in the other direction as well