hold out - podat, napřáhnout (ruku ap.)
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person

 
switchboard - telefonní ústředna
BrE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a telephone central in a company etc. where callers can be put through to different parts of the company

 
bemusement - zmatení, rozpaky
BrE
/bɪ'mju:zmənt/
AmE
/bɪ'mju:zmənt/

noun - the state of being confused, mixed up, understanding something in a wrong way or not understanding it at all

 
Truth or dare - vadí nevadí
BrE
/ˌtru:θ ə'deə/
AmE
/ˌtru:θ ər'der/

noun - a game in which you either have to tell the others something personal about yourself or do something crazy

 
20 questions - hra na 20 otázek
BrE
/ˌtwenti'kwestʃənz/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬i'kwestʃənz/

noun - a game in which you have to ask yes/no questions and find out what the secret word is

scorpion
scorpion - štír, škorpion
BrE
/'skɔ:piən/
AmE
/'skɔ:rpiən/

noun - a small animal that has a curved tail with a poisonous sting, lives in hot areas of the world

 
first come, first served - kdo dřív přijde, ten dřív mele
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st 'kʌm ˌfɜ:st 'sɜ:vd/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst 'kʌm ˌfɜ:rst 'sɜ:rvd/

phrase - used to mean that a group of people will be dealt with in the order in which they arrive

smartphone
smartphone - chytrý telefon
BrE
/'smɑ:tfəʊn/
AmE
/'smɑ:rtfoʊn/

noun - a device that can be used to make phone calls, send text messages, browse the internet, take photographs etc.

 
fringe benefit - zaměstnanecká výhoda (mimo plat)
BrE
/'frɪndʒ benɪfɪt/
AmE
/'frɪndʒ benəfɪt/

noun - something that some employers get from their employer in addition to their salaries, not in the form of money

 
rat race - honba za (penězi či kariérou apod.)
BrE
/'rætˌreɪs/
AmE
/'rætˌreɪs/

noun - the kind of way of life in which people always compete with each other to be rich, powerful etc.

 
carbs - sacharidy
BrE
/'kɑ:bz/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbz/

noun - molecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that are present in the food we eat, especially sugar, bread, etc.

 
scroll up - posunout stránku dolů (na obrazovce)
BrE
/ˌskrəʊl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌskroʊl'ʌp/

verb - to move the text or images on a computer screen down so you can see what is written above

 
scroll down - posunout stránku nahoru (na obrazovce)
BrE
/ˌskrəʊl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌskroʊl'daʊn/

verb - to move the text or images on a computer screen up so you can see what is written below

realtor
realtor - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/'rɪəltə/
AmE
/'ri:əltər/

noun, American English - (trademark) a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

 
Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?
BrE
/'weərə ju: frɒm/
AmE
/'werə ju: frɑm/

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives