USA - Spojené Státy Americké

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 

US - Spojené státy, USA

noun - (abbreviation) United States (of America)

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.

 

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 -

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 Czech Republic - Česká republika

noun - the country with the capital Prague

 

at the forefront - v čele

noun - in the leading position

 

the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu

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