loo paper
loo paper - toaletní papír
BrE
/'lu:ˌpeɪpə/
AmE
/'lu:ˌpeɪpər/

noun, British English, informal - soft paper that you use when you go to the toilet

loo roll
loo roll - toaletní papír, rulička toaletního papíru
BrE
/'lu:ˌrəʊl/
AmE
/'lu:ˌroʊl/

noun, British English, informal - soft paper that you use when you go to the toilet

nutcracker
nutcracker - louskáček (ořechů)
BrE
/'nʌtˌkrækə/
AmE
/'nʌtˌkrækər/

noun - a tool that you use to open the shells of nuts

landing
landing - přistání
BrE
/'lændɪŋ/
AmE
/'lændɪŋ/

noun - (of airplanes etc.) the act of coming down to the ground

 
rabbit on - tlachat, žvanit, mlít (o něčem), mluvit bez ustání (o něčem)
BrE
/ˌræbɪt'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌræbɪt̬'ɑ:n/

verb, British English, informal - to go on talking about something you consider unimportant or silly

 
slippery slope - šikmá plocha, riskantní situace
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sləʊp/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sloʊp/

noun - an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems

 
rake in - shrábnout, nahrabat si, namastit si kapsu, vydělat, vydělávat, snadno vydělat
BrE
/ˌreɪk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌreɪk'ɪn/

verb, informal - to get or earn a lot of money without trying hard

frostbite
frostbite - omrzlina
BrE
/'frɒstbaɪt/
AmE
/'frɑ:stbaɪt/

noun - injury (to fingers, toes, ears etc.) caused by very low temperatures

deaden
deaden - utlumit, utišit (např. bolest)
BrE
/'dedn/
AmE
/'dedn/

verb - (of pain, sound etc.) to make/become duller, not as strong

 
take French leave - nenápadně odejít, zdejchnout se, odejít po anglicku
BrE
/ˌteɪkˌfrentʃ'li:v/
AmE
/ˌteɪkˌfrentʃ'li:v/

verb, informal - to leave without permission, without people noticing, without letting people know

 
pardon my French - dámy prominou, s prominutím, omlouvám se za ten výraz
BrE
/ˌpɑ:dnmaɪ'frentʃ/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:rdnmaɪ'frentʃ/

phrase - used to say that you are sorry for using swear words

tinfoil
tinfoil - alobal, hliníková folie
BrE
/'tɪnfɔɪl/
AmE
/'tɪnfɔɪl/

noun - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

silver foil
silver foil - alobal, hliníková folie, staniol
BrE
/ˌsɪlvə'fɔɪl/
AmE
/ˌsɪlvər'fɔɪl/

noun, British English - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

aluminum foil
aluminum foil - alobal, hliníková fólie
BrE
/əˌlu:mɪnəm'fɔɪl/
AmE
/əˌlu:mɪnəm'fɔɪl/

noun, American English - thin foil made out of aluminum, used to wrap food etc.

 
submerge - potopit se (pod hladinu), ponořit se
BrE
/sʌb'mɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/sʌb'mɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to go (or put something) under the surface of water etc.