petition - zažádat (oficiálně)
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

chat up
chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌtʃæt 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtʃaæt̬ 'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

 
splatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout
BrE
/'splætə/
AmE
/'splæt̬ər/

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something, to splash

 
drop back - zůstávat pozadu, propadnout se dozadu, dostat se do skluzu
BrE
/ˌdrɒp 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p 'bæk/

verb - to not be able to catch up with other, to move into a position behind others

 
drop behind - zůstávat pozadu, propadnout se dozadu, dostat se do skluzu
BrE
/ˌdrɒp bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to not be able to catch up with other, to move into a position behind others

snowed up
snowed up - zasněžený, zapadaný sněhem, odříznutý od světa (sněhem)
BrE
/ˌsnəʊd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsnoʊd'ʌp/

adjective, British English - to be blocked with snow, to have it impossible to leave a place because of snow

 
self-watering - samozavlažovací
BrE
/ˌself'wɒtərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌself'wɑ:t̬ərɪŋ/

adjective - being able to provide enough water to the plants, it allows you to water less frequently

 
monkey with - hrát si s, vrtat se v, blbnout s (čím)
BrE
/'mʌŋki ˌwɪð/
AmE
/'mʌŋki ˌwɪð/

verb, American English, informal - to mess with something, to change something esp. without being qualified or allowed to do so

 
give way - ustoupit, podlehnout, rezignovat
BrE
/gɪv 'weɪ/
AmE
/gɪv 'weɪ/

verb - to agree after a long time to do something that you do not want to do

stay
stay - zůstat, přespat, bydlet (dočasně)
BrE
/'steɪ/
AmE
/'steɪ/

verb - to continue to be somewhere; to live somewhere as a guest usually for a short time

boarding pass
boarding pass - palubní lístek
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋpɑ:s/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋˌpæs/

noun, American English - a card you need to have in order to be allowed to get on a plane

blackmail
blackmail - vydírat
BrE
/'blækmeɪl/
AmE
/'blækmeɪl/

verb - to threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do