US - Spojené státy, USA

noun - (abbreviation) United States (of America)

 

on-the-spot - na místě

adjective - happening directly at the place at the time

hilly - kopcovitý

adjective - having many hills

 

overly - přehnaně

adverb - excessively, too much

 

let the cat out of the bag - pustit (si) pusu na špacír

verb - to say something that wasn't supposed to be said (esp. by mistake)

 

what is the time - Kolik je hodin?

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is

 

turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

 

the final straw - poslední kapka

noun - that last thing that makes you lose your patience etc.

around-the-clock - nepřetržitý, dvacetičtyřhodinový

adjective - without stopping, all day and all night

around the clock - bez přestávky, nepřetržitě, nonstop, ve dne v noci

adverb - without stopping, all day and all night

 

the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 

in the dog house - v maléru, v průšvihu, v nemilosti (u někoho)

adverb, informal -

 

Winnie-the-Pooh - Medvídek Pú

noun - a fictional teddy bear created by A. A. Milne

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car