follow up - zabývat se (něčím), prošetřovat, prošetřit

verb - to investigate, to check whether what someone told you is true or not

 

agonize - trápit se (nad něčím), bojovat (v myšlenkách s čím), usilovně přemýšlet (nad něčím)

verb - to worry about something too much, to think about a problem too much

 

lead on - vodit za nos

verb, informal - to make somebody believe you are attracted to them when it isn't true

adjustable - nastavitelný, upravitelný, regulovatelný

adjective - possible to be changed in order to be made more useful or suitable

 

pass - schválit (např. zákon), přijmout (např. zákon)

verb - to approve of something (legally), to authorize something (such as a law etc.)

 

get ahead of - předhonit, předehnat, předčit

verb - to be better than somebody else, to make better progress than somebody else

 

guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 

gain on - dohánět (koho)

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 

talk dirty - říkat sprosťárny (se sexuálním podtextem)

verb, informal - to talk to someone about sex before or while engaging in sex acts

 

rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 

bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 

come with the territory - zákonitě patřit k (něčemu), být přirozenou součástí (čeho)

verb - to be considered to be a part of a job or a task

 

redeem - uplatnit, směnit

verb - to exchange something such as vouchers for goods to this value or money

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want