lifesaver
lifesaver - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfseɪvə/
AmE
/'laɪfseɪvər/

noun, American English - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

 
ahem - ehm
BrE
/ə'hem/
AmE
/ə'hem/

interjection - the sound of somebody clearing their throat

paperhanger
paperhanger - tapetář
BrE
/'peɪpəˌhæŋə/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌhæŋər/

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

brazil
brazil - para ořech
BrE
/brə'zɪl/
AmE
/brə'zɪl/

noun - a type of curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

 
figment - výplod, výmysl
BrE
/'fɪgmənt/
AmE
/'fɪgmənt/

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 
one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne
BrE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/

adverb - at some point in the future

boast
boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit
BrE
/'bəʊst/
AmE
/'boʊst/

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

 
capoeira - capoeira
BrE
/ˌkæpəʊ'eərə/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:poʊ'erə/

noun - a Brazilian martial art

 
martial law - stanné právo
BrE
/'mɑ:ʃl 'lɔ:/
AmE
/'mɑ:rʃl 'lɔ:/

noun - a situation in which the army of a country is in charge instead of the police

 
aikido - aikido
BrE
/aɪ'ki:dəʊ/
AmE
/aɪ'ki:doʊ/

noun - a Japanese martial art

 
taekwondo - taekwondo
BrE
/taɪ'kwɒndəʊ/
AmE
/taɪ'kwɑ:ndoʊ/

noun - a kind of martial art from Korea

Martian
Martian - Marťan
BrE
/'mɑ:ʃn/
AmE
/'mɑ:rʃn/

noun - an imaginary creature from the planet Mars

 
catch somebody red-handed - chytit přímo při činu
BrE
/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/

verb - to catch somebody when they are committing a crime or doing something wrong

 
red-handed - při činu (chytit)
BrE
/ˌred'hændɪd/
AmE
/ˌred'hændɪd/

adjective - in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

 
born with a silver spoon in your mouth - pocházející ze zámožné rodiny
BrE
/ˌbɔ:n wɪðə sɪlvə 'spu:n ɪn jə ˌmʌʊθ/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:rn wɪðə sɪlvər 'spu:n ɪn jər ˌmʌʊθ/

adjective, informal - born into a wealthy family