at any cost - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu
BrE
/ætˌeni 'kɒst/
AmE
/æt̬ˌenɪ'kɑ:st/

adverb - no matter what it takes, under any circumstances

 
good riddance - naštěstí je to pryč, dobře, že je to pryč
BrE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/
AmE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/

phrase - a phrase we use when we are glad we lost something or we got rid of something

at all costs
at all costs - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu
BrE
/æt ˌɔ:l 'kɒsts/
AmE
/æt ˌɑ:l 'kɑ:sts/

adverb - no matter what it takes, under any circumstances

 
what the hell - co to sakra je, co to k sakru je, co to sakra má znamenat
BrE
/ˌwɒt ðə'hel/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t ðə'hel/

phrase, informal - a phrase you say to express irritation and surprise

pepper mill
pepper mill - mlýnek na pepř
BrE
/'pepəˌmɪl/
AmE
/'pepərˌmɪl/

noun - a kitchen equipment used for grinding whole peppercorns into ground pepper, often adjustable to control the coarseness of the grind

 
lifer - odsouzenec na doživotí
BrE
/'laɪfə/
AmE
/'laɪfər/

noun, informal - someone who has been sent to prison for the rest of their life

 
spoof - parodie (na něco)
BrE
/'spu:f/
AmE
/'spu:f/

noun, informal - a copy of a book, film or TV show that makes fun of the original

dice up
dice up - nakrájet na kostičky
BrE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/

verb - to cut something, usually food, into small cubes

 
file - sloupec (na šachovnici)
BrE
/'faɪl/
AmE
/'faɪl/

noun - a column of squares on a chessboard marked A-H

 
rank - řada (na šachovnici)
BrE
/'ræŋk/
AmE
/'ræŋk/

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8

armband
armband - páska na rukávu
BrE
/'ɑ:mbænd/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmbænd/

noun - a strip of cloth that you wear around your sleeve or arm

 
break - rozměnit (na drobné)
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

verb, American English - to exchange a banknote for coins

 
to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/

adverb - extremely

coffee pot
coffee pot - konvice na kávu
BrE
/'kɒfi pɒt/
AmE
/'kɑ:fi pɑ:t/

noun - a container with a handle used for making or serving coffee

contour
contour - vrstevnice (na mapě)
BrE
/'kɒntʊə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntʊr/

noun - a line on a map joining points of equal elevation