take hold of - chopit se (čeho), uchopit (co)

verb - to grab something, to put something (firmly) in your hands

 

maid of honour - družička

noun, American English - a friend of the bride who is in charge of the organization of the wedding

 

sense of humour - smysl pro humor

noun - the ability to understand a joke and laugh at it

 

steer clear of - vyvarovat se, vyhýbat se (čemu)

verb - to avoid something

 

labour of love - práce pro radost, práce pro potěšení

noun - something you do not for money but because you like it

 

of - o (čem), na téma (čeho)

preposition - about, on the topic of

tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

round of ammunition - střela, náboj

noun - a single unit of ammunition

part of speech - slovní druh

noun - a particular grammatical class where a word belongs, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.

 

next of kin - nejbližší příbuzný

noun, formal - the closest living family member or relative

 

member of parliament - poslanec, poslankyně, člen parlamentu

noun - a person who has been elected to represent people in a parliament, especially in countries like the UK, Canada, or India

 

code of practice - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act

 

code of conduct - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act

beast of burden - tažné zvíře

noun - an animal that pulls or carries things

 

work of art - umělecké dílo

noun - an object, usually a painting, statue, etc. made by a talented artist