Alfred the Great - Alfred Veliký
BrE
/ˌælfrəd ðə'greɪt/
AmE
/ˌælfrəd ðə'greɪt/

noun - an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled between 871 and 899.

 
in the loop - v obraze, ve hře
BrE
/ˌɪnθə'lu:p/
AmE
/ˌɪnθə'lu:p/

adverb - fully informed and included in the process

 
on the run - na útěku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'rʌn/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'rʌn/

adverb - trying not to be caught or captured

 
hunt the thimble - přihořívá hoří (hra)
BrE
/ˌhʌnt ðə'θɪmbl/
AmE
/ˌhʌnt ðə'θɪmbl/

noun - a children's party game

 
Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)
BrE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɒtl/
AmE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɑ:t̬l/

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.

under the weather
under the weather - cítící se pod psa, cítící se mizerně
BrE
/ˌʌndə ðə'weðə/
AmE
/ˌʌndər ðə'weðər/

phrase - terrible, miserable

 
in the running - mající naději na vítězství
BrE
/ˌɪn ðə'rʌnɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɪn ðə'rʌnɪŋ/

phrase - having a chance to win

 
bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly
BrE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/
AmE
/ˌbrɪdʒ ðə'gæp/

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 
call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɒts/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l ðə'ʃɑ:ts/

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 
deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvə ðə'gʊdz/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvər ðə'gʊdz/

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

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
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

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

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

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

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

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

 
foot the bill - zaplatit to, zacálovat to
BrE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/
AmE
/ˌfʊt ðə'bɪl/

phrase, informal - to pay for something