run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

Father Christmas
Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa
BrE
/ˌfɑ:ðə'krɪsməs/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:ðər'krɪsməs/

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

 
two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký
BrE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

 
two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího
BrE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/
AmE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

 
belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si
BrE
/'beltʃ/
AmE
/'beltʃ/

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

 
mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu
BrE
/'maɪm/
AmE
/'maɪm/

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

 
testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)
BrE
/'testɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'testɪfaɪ/

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 
lobby - lobbovat
BrE
/'lɒbi/
AmE
/'lɑ:bi/

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

dismiss
dismiss - zamítnout, zavrhnout, smést ze stolu
BrE
/dɪs'mɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'mɪs/

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

 
thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit
BrE
/'θɪn/
AmE
/'θɪn/

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

 
take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho
BrE
/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
confide - svěřit (se), svěřovat (se)
BrE
/kən'faɪd/
AmE
/kən'faɪd/

verb - to tell someone something private or confidential, to trust someone with something private or confidential

 
blackmailing - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do