grout
grout - spárovací hmota (na mezery mezi kachličkami apod.)
BrE
/'graʊt/
AmE
/'graʊt/

noun, technical - cement-based mixture used to fill gaps between tiles

shake on
shake on - plácnout si na (něco), potvrdit podáním rukou
BrE
/'ʃeɪk ɒn/
AmE
/'ʃeɪk ɒn/

verb - to make an agreement by shaking hands

be of two minds
be of two minds - být na vážkách, váhat, nemoci se rozhodnout
BrE
/bi: əf tu: 'maɪndz/
AmE
/bi: əf tu: 'maɪndz/

verb, American English - to be unable to decide between two things

 
have a thing about - být zatížený, být vysazený na (něco, někoho)
BrE
/hæv ə 'θɪŋ əbaʊt/
AmE
/hæv ə 'θɪŋ əbaʊt/

verb, informal - to like or dislike someone or something very much in a way that seems unreasonable

 
eyepatch - klapka na oko, páska přes oko, okluzor
BrE
/'aɪpætʃ/
AmE
/'aɪpætʃ/

noun - a piece of material that you wear over one eye

 
high-tech - supermoderní, technologicky špičkový, na vysoké technické úrovni
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'tek/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'tek/

adjective, informal - very modern, using advanced technology

 
lead astray - svést na špatnou cestu, uvést v omyl
BrE
/'li:d ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ə'streɪ/

verb - to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do bad things, to make somebody believe something that is not true

berth
berth - lůžko (na lodi, ve vlaku), spací kupé
BrE
/'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/'bɜ:rθ/

noun - a place where you can sleep on a ship or on a train

invoke
invoke - odvolávat se (na něco), dovolávat se (něčeho)
BrE
/ɪn'vəʊk/
AmE
/ɪn'voʊk/

verb - to mention something, usually a law, a theory or someone else's words, to justify what you are doing

farmhouse
farmhouse - statek, statkářův dům, obytné stavení (na statku)
BrE
/'fɑ:mhaʊs/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmhaʊs/

noun - the main house on a farm

 
fundraiser - benefiční akce (k získání peněz na charitu)
BrE
/'fʌndˌreɪzə/
AmE
/'fʌndˌreɪzər/

noun - an event that is held in order to collect money, usually for a charity

 
put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)
BrE
/ˌpʊt jə 'fɪŋgə ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt jər 'fɪŋgər ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 
mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)
BrE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/
AmE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

 
buoyancy - schopnost plavat, schopnost udržet se na hladině
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - the state of being able to float

contract
contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you