alike - stejně jako, tak i
BrE
/ə'laɪk/
AmE
/ə'laɪk/

adverb - used after mentioning two or more things or people to show that you are referring to both or all of them

ASAP
ASAP - co nejdříve
BrE
/ˌeɪ es eɪ 'pi:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ es eɪ 'pi:/

adverb, informal - an informal abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'

 
ten-storey - desetipodlažní, desetiposchoďový
BrE
/'tenˌstɔ:ri/
AmE
/'tenˌstɔ:ri/

adjective - having ten floors

 
way to go - to se ti povedlo, šikula, jsi pašák, paráda, super
BrE
/ˌweɪ tə 'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌweɪ tə 'goʊ/

phrase, American English, informal - used to show that you are impressed by something someone has done

 
kill - ničit, zabíjet (koho) (např. práce)
BrE
/'kɪl/
AmE
/'kɪl/

verb, informal - to make someone suffer, to annoy or exhaust someone

diesel
diesel - nafta
BrE
/'di:zl/
AmE
/'di:zl/

noun - a type of oil used as fuel

 
alumnus - bývalý žák, absolvent
BrE
/ə'lʌmnəs/
AmE
/ə'lʌmnəs/

noun, American English, formal - someone who was a student at a particular school

 
talk some sense into - promluvit (komu) do duše, domluvit (komu)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/
AmE
/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/

verb - to persuade someone to think about something in a reasonable way

 
tough call - tvrdý oříšek, těžká volba, nelehké rozhodnutí
BrE
/ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/

noun - a choice that is difficult to make

 
so much for - tolik k (myšleno ironicky), to je teda (co), (něco) za všechny prachy
BrE
/'səʊ mʌtʃ fɔ:/
AmE
/'soʊ mʌtʃ fɔ:r/

phrase - a phrase we use when something didn't turn out to be as we had expected

 
give up on - zlomit nad (kým) hůl, vykašlat se na, vzdát to s
BrE
/ˌgɪv 'ʌp ɒn/
AmE
/ˌgɪv 'ʌp ɑ:n/

verb - to stop trying to help someone, to stop believing in someone

 
no harm no foul - nic se neděje, nic se nestalo, to je v pohodě, to je v klidu
BrE
/nəʊ ˌhɑ:m nəʊ 'faʊl/
AmE
/noʊ ˌhɑ:rm noʊ 'faʊl/

phrase, American English, informal - used to indicate that no damage has been caused by someone's mistake

 
jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

 
business day - pracovní den
BrE
/'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/

noun - a day on which banks and businesses are open

 
workout - posilování, cvičení
BrE
/'wɜ:kaʊt/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkaʊt/

noun - exercise or a set of exercises you do in order to keep fit