ID card
ID card - požadovat průkaz totožnosti, vyžádat průkaz totožnosti
BrE
/ˌaɪ'di: kɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'di: kɑ:rd/

verb - to ask to see a document that has somebody's name, address, photo etc. on it

 
petition - žádost, návrh
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

noun - an official request made to a law court for some legal action to be taken

whatnot
whatnot - kdo ví, co ještě, a tak, a tak dále, já nevím co
BrE
/'wɒtnɒt/
AmE
/'wɑ:tnɑ:t/

noun, informal - used when you refer to more things, but you don't want to name them all

preface
preface - napsat předmluvu, předznamenat
BrE
/'prefəs/
AmE
/'prefəs/

verb - to write an introduction for a book; to say something before you begin your speech

 
long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
cut through - prodrat se (něčím), prosekat se (něčím)
BrE
/'kʌtˌθru:/
AmE
/'kʌtˌθru:/

verb - to manage to deal with something that slows you down or prevents you from progressing

deploy
deploy - nasadit, rozmístit (vojsko)
BrE
/dɪ'plɔɪ/
AmE
/dɪ'plɔɪ/

verb - to move soldiers or equipment into a position where they are ready to be used

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodní
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

 
agitate - agitovat pro něco, proti něčemu
BrE
/'ædʒɪteɪt/
AmE
/'ædʒɪteɪt/

verb - to argue or protest publicly, especially in order to achieve a social or political goal

jibber-jabber
jibber-jabber - drmolit, blábolit, mluvit nesrozumitelně
BrE
/ˌdʒɪbə'dʒæbə/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪbər'dʒæbər/

verb - to speak quickly in a way that's difficult to understand, especially because you are excited

 
typecast - typově zařadit (herce)
BrE
/'taɪpkɑ:st/
AmE
/'taɪpkæst/

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play

 
restate - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'steɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'steɪt/

verb, formal - to say something again in a different way in order to make it more clear

 
rephrase - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'freɪz/
AmE
/ˌri:'freɪz/

verb - to write or say something again in a different way to make the meaning clearer

 
condescend - snížit se (k čemu), uráčit se
BrE
/ˌkɒndɪ'send/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'send/

verb - to do something that you think you are far too important or intelligent to do