rewrite - přepsat, předělat
BrE
/ˌri:'raɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'raɪt/

verb - to write something again in a different way in order to improve it

savory
savory - saturejka
BrE
/'seɪvri/
AmE
/'seɪvri/

noun - a plant that is used in cooking, especially to add taste to meat

lunch box
lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)
BrE
/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/
AmE
/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

 
pull - udělat, učinit (ve spec. frázích)
BrE
/'pʊl/
AmE
/'pʊl/

verb - to make; to move a part of your body in a particular direction

 
bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se
BrE
/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 
come with the territory - zákonitě patřit k (něčemu), být přirozenou součástí (čeho)
BrE
/ˌkʌm wɪð ðə 'terətri/
AmE
/ˌkʌm wɪð ðə 'terətɔ:ri/

verb - to be considered to be a part of a job or a task

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 
guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co
BrE
/ges'wɒt/
AmE
/ges'wɑ:t/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 
editor - editor
BrE
/'edɪtə/
AmE
/'edɪt̬ər/

noun - a computer program that allows you to make changes to texts, films etc.

 
plant food - hnojivo
BrE
/'plɑ:nt fʊ:d/
AmE
/'plænt fʊ:d/

noun - any substance, such as manure, added to soil to make it more fertile

 
talk dirty - říkat sprosťárny (se sexuálním podtextem)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k 'dɜ:ti/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k 'dɜ:rt̬i/

verb, informal - to talk to someone about sex before or while engaging in sex acts

 
rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne
BrE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

threaten
threaten - vyhrožovat
BrE
/'θretn/
AmE
/'θret̬n/

verb - to warn someone to do what you want or you will harm them