the Soviet Union - Sovětský Svaz

noun - a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed till 1991

do the dishes - udělat nádobí, umýt nádobí, mýt nádobí

verb - to wash plates and cups and spoons etc. in water after a meal

 

foot the bill - zaplatit to, zacálovat to

phrase, informal - to pay for something

under the weather - cítící se pod psa, cítící se mizerně

phrase - terrible, miserable

 

in the running - mající naději na vítězství

phrase - having a chance to win

 

on the spot - přímo na místě

phrase - right there

 

see the light - rozsvítit se (začát chápat), pochopit něco

phrase - to begin to understand something

 

bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 

call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 

deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 

test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 

take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 

November the 3rd - 3. listopadu

phrase - the date November 3