as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší
BrE
/æz ˌkɒmən æz 'dɜət/
AmE
/æz ˌkɑ:mən æz 'dɜ:rt/

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 
disco - disko
BrE
/'dɪskəʊ/
AmE
/'dɪskoʊ/

noun - a music genre popular mainly in 1960s and 1970s

 
dodo - dodo
BrE
/'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/'doʊdoʊ/

noun - an extinct bird that had a long beak, long feathers, and could not fly

 
as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé
BrE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'doʊdoʊ/

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 
by hand - ručně, v ruce
BrE
/baɪ 'hænd/
AmE
/baɪ 'hænd/

adverb - using your hands

shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged

 
be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/
AmE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 
by bike - na kole
BrE
/baɪ 'baɪk/
AmE
/baɪ 'baɪk/

adverb - using a bike

 
by phone - po telefonu, telefonicky
BrE
/baɪ 'fəʊn/
AmE
/baɪ 'foʊn/

adverb - through a telephone

 
subsequently - následně
BrE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/
AmE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/

adverb, formal - afterwards, after something else

 
concise - stručný, výstižný
BrE
/kən'saɪs/
AmE
/kən'saɪs/

adjective - short and clear, saying only important things

lemon
lemon - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus
BrE
/'lemən/
AmE
/'lemən/

noun, American English, informal - a product that is not working the way it should, a low quality product

 
mediocrity - podprůměrnost, tuctovost
BrE
/ˌmi:di'ɒkrəti/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'ɑ:krət̬i/

noun - the state of not being very good

 
mediocre - tuctový, průměrný, podprůměrný, nevalný, nic moc
BrE
/ˌmi:di'əʊkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'oʊkər/

adjective - of an average quality, not very good