but for - kromě, až na, mimo
BrE
/'bʌt fɔ:/
AmE
/'bʌt fɔ:r/

preposition - except for

 
play safe - neriskovat, hrát na jistotu
BrE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/
AmE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/

verb - to be careful, not to take risks

 
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

 
sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo
BrE
/'ʃʊgəˌkəʊtɪd/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərˌkoʊt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is

 
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

 
make eyes at - dělat oči na (koho)
BrE
/'meɪk ˌaɪz æt/
AmE
/'meɪk ˌaɪz æt/

verb - to look at someone in a flirting way

 
credit - kredit (na mobilním telefonu)
BrE
/'kredɪt/
AmE
/'kredɪt/

noun - the money paid for a service in advance

wheelie
wheelie - jízda na zadním kole
BrE
/'wi:li/
AmE
/'wi:li/

noun, informal - a trick in which the front wheel of a bicycle or a motorbike is raised off the ground

 
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