great-aunt - prateta
BrE
/ˌgreɪt'ɑ:nt/
AmE
/ˌgreɪt'ænt/

noun - the aunt of someone's mother or father

 
auntie - tetička, tetuška
BrE
/'ɑ:nti/
AmE
/'ænt̬i/

noun - a child's word for the sister of their mother or father

 
layout - rozvržení, rozestavění
BrE
/'leɪaʊt/
AmE
/'leɪaʊt/

noun - a way in which parts of a building, a garden or a website are arranged

eggnog
eggnog - vaječný likér, vaječný koňak
BrE
/'egnɒg/
AmE
/'egnɑ:g/

noun - a drink made from eggs, milk, sugar and alcohol

tier
tier - úroveň, stupeň, patro
BrE
/'tɪə/
AmE
/'tɪr/

noun - one of several levels or layers that are placed one above the other

 
sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

have cold feet
have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.

 
from head to toe - od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle
BrE
/frəmˌhed tə'təʊ/
AmE
/frəmˌhed tə'toʊ/

adverb - all over the body, covering all the body

 
knuckle sandwich - vypalovačka, nakládačka (do zubů)
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'sænwɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'sændwɪtʃ/

noun, informal - a punch in the mouth

 
have a shoulder to cry on - mít se kde vyplakat, mít se u koho vybrečet
BrE
/hæv əˌʃəʊldə tə'kraɪɒn/
AmE
/hæv əˌʃoʊldər tə'kraɪɑ:n/

verb - to have somebody who will listen to your problems and give you sympathy

 
keep your eyes skinned - mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/ki:p jə'aɪz skɪnd/
AmE
/ki:p jər'aɪz skɪnd/

verb, informal - to look or watch very carefully

 
keep your eyes peeled - mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/ki:p jə'aɪz pi:ld/
AmE
/ki:p jər'aɪz pi:ld/

verb, informal - to look or watch very carefully

 
have your head in the clouds - mít hlavu v oblacích, být snílek, být zasněný, být naivní
BrE
/həvjəˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/
AmE
/həvjərˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/

verb, informal - to think things are better than they actually are, not to know the actual facts about something

 
head start - náskok, počáteční výhoda
BrE
/ˌhed'stɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌhed'stɑ:rt/

noun - an advantage that you have but others don't have before starting doing something