speedway - plochá dráha (motocyklový sport), závod na ploché dráze

noun, British English - a motorcycle or car race held on an oval dirt or paved track, where riders or drivers compete at high speed, often sliding through corners

sleep mask - oční maska (na zakrytí očí např. při spánku)

noun - a covering that you put on your eyes to prevent light reaching them, usually in order to sleep better

eye mask - oční maska (na zakrytí očí např. při spánku)

noun - a covering that you put on your eyes to prevent light reaching them, usually in order to sleep better

 

prioritize - upřednostnit, upřednostňovat, dávat přednost, klást na první místo

verb - to decide which tasks, problems, or goals are the most important and deal with them first

 

chaperone - garde, gardedáma, doprovod do společnosti (dohlížející na někoho)

noun - a person in the past, usually an older or responsible one, who accompanies and looks after someone, especially a young woman or group, to ensure proper behaviour

 

mess up - poznamenat (někoho), rozhodit (psychicky), zanechat následky (na někom)

verb, informal - to make someone feel very bad inside for a long time, because something sad or scary happened

gaffer tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)

noun, British English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes

 

tourist trap - past na turisty, lákadlo pro turisty, turistická atrakce

noun - a place that many tourists visit, but where the prices of food, drinks and services are much higher than normal

duct tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)

noun, American English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes

 

retire - odejít, odebrat se, uchýlit se (na tiché místo)

verb, formal - go to a place that is quieter and more private

press sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)

verb, British English, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

push sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)

verb, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

 

stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 

basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed