hog the limelight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'laɪmlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'laɪmlaɪt/

verb, British English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 
be in the running - mít naději na vítězství
BrE
/bi:ˌɪn ðə'rʌnɪŋ/
AmE

verb - to have a chance to win

 
be on the spot - být přímo na místě
BrE
/bi:ˌɒn ðə'spɒt/
AmE

verb - to be right there (at a particular place)

 
vine-ripened - zrající na větvičce (keře)
BrE
/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/
AmE
/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

 
blow off - vykašlat se (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to do something you had arranged with someone

 
be guilty as charged - být zcela na vině
BrE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:dʒd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:rdʒd/

verb, informal - to accept that you have made a mistake and it is completely your fault

 
perspective - perspektiva, pohled na věc
BrE
/pə'spektɪv/
AmE
/pə'spektɪv/

noun - a viewpoint, a particular way of looking at something or thinking about something

 
entitlement - právo (na něco), nárok
BrE
/ɪn'taɪtlmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'taɪtlmənt/

noun - a right to have something (esp. if it's granted by a contract or law)

 
playhouse - domek na hraní (dětský)
BrE
/'pleɪˌhaʊs/
AmE
/'pleɪˌhaʊs/

noun - a small house for children to play in

 
certifiable - šílený, zralý na blázinec
BrE
/'sɜ:tɪfaɪəbl/
AmE
/'sɜ:rt̬ɪfaɪəbl/

adjective, informal - crazy, mentally ill

 
not for the world - za nic na světě
BrE
/nɒt fə ðə 'wɜ:ld/
AmE
/nɑ:t fə ðə 'wɜ:rld/

phrase - not for anything

 
for all the tea in China - za nic na světě
BrE
/fərˌɔ:l ðə'ti: ɪn'tʃaɪnə/
AmE
/fərˌɔ:l ðə'ti: ɪn'tʃaɪnə/

adverb - for anything, never, under no circumstances

 
20 questions - hra na 20 otázek
BrE
/ˌtwenti'kwestʃənz/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬i'kwestʃənz/

noun - a game in which you have to ask yes/no questions and find out what the secret word is

biking
biking - cyklistika, jízda na kole
BrE
/'baɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'baɪkɪŋ/

noun - cycling, riding a bicycle

 
lookout - vyhlídka (např. na krajinu)
BrE
/'lʊkaʊt/
AmE
/'lʊkaʊt/

noun - an elevated place with a good view of the surroundings