mailing - zásilka, oznámení
BrE
/'meɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'meɪlɪŋ/

noun - a message, a letter etc. that is sent to many people

 
might is right - nejmocnější vyhrává, moc je sladká, moc je silná
BrE
/ˌmaɪt ɪz 'raɪt/
AmE
/ˌmaɪt ɪz 'raɪt/

phrase - used to say that powerful people can do what they wish

 
go - sahat, dosahovat
BrE
/'gəʊ/
AmE
/'goʊ/

verb - used with words like 'further' to show the extent of something

 
mess around with - spustit se s (někým), mít poměr s (někým)
BrE
/mes ə'raʊnd wɪð/
AmE
/mes ə'raʊnd wɪð/

verb, American English, informal - to have a sexual relationship with someone when you should not

 
the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu
BrE
/ðə ˌhaɪweɪ 'kəʊd/
AmE
/ðə ˌhaɪweɪ 'koʊd/

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car

 
draw - zatáhnout (např. závěsy), roztáhnout (např. závěsy)
BrE
/'drɔ:/
AmE
/'drɔ:/

verb - to open or close something by pulling it together, apart etc.

 
out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu
BrE
/aʊt ɒv ðə 'kwestʃən/
AmE
/aʊt ɑ:v ðə 'kwestʃən/

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 
what time is it - kolik je hodin
BrE
/ˌwɒt 'taɪm ɪz ɪt/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t 'taɪm ɪz ɪt/

phrase - the question we ask when we need to know the time

 
disappearance - zmizení
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪərns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns/

noun - the act of becoming invisible, the act of ceasing to exist

 
find - shledat (u soudu)
BrE
/'faɪnd/
AmE
/'faɪnd/

verb - to make a decision about someone's guilt or innocence in court

 
sit around - posedávat, vysedávat (nečinně)
BrE
/ˌsɪt ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌsɪt ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to do spend time in a lazy way, not doing anything

 
polar - polární
BrE
/'pəʊlə/
AmE
/'poʊlər/

adjective - relating to the North and South Poles or the nearby areas

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
steal a march on - získat výhodu nad (kým), vypálit někomu rybník,
BrE
/ˌsti:l ə 'mɑ:tʃ ɒn/
AmE
/ˌsti:l ə 'mɑ:rtʃ ɑ:n/

verb - to gain an advantage over someone by acting before they do

 
burst out - náhle se dát do (např. breku), vybouchnout, vyprsknout (smíchy apod.)
BrE
/ˌbɜ:st 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rst 'aʊt/

verb - to start doing something suddenly, for instance, laughing, crying, shouting, etc.