simile - přirovnání
BrE
/'sɪmɪli/
AmE
/'sɪmɪli/

noun - a phrase that compares something to something else, using the words as or like

 
moo - bú
BrE
/'mu:/
AmE
/'mu:/

interjection - the sound made by cows

 
blackmailer - vyděrač
BrE
/'blækmeɪlə/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlər/

noun - a person who commits blackmail

off the top of your head
off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy
BrE
/əfðəˌtɒpəvjɔ:'hed/
AmE
/əfðəˌtɑ:pəvjɔ:r'hed/

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 
scrapyard - vrakoviště, kovošrot, šrot
BrE
/'skræpjɑ:d/
AmE
/'skræpjɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
junkyard - vrakoviště
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:d/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
scraps - zbytky (jídla)
BrE
/'skræps/
AmE
/'skræps/

noun - leftovers that are thrown away, pieces of food that are not eaten and are normally thrown away

 
scrap - staré železo, šrot
BrE
/'skræp/
AmE
/'skræp/

noun - pieces of old unwanted things (cars etc.)

 
boneyard - pohřebiště, hřbitov
BrE
/'bəʊnjɑ:d/
AmE
/'boʊnjɑ:rd/

noun, American English, informal - a place where dead people are buried

 
give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži
BrE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/
AmE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

goose pimples
goose pimples - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sˌpɪmplz/
AmE
/'gu:sˌpɪmplz/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

gooseflesh
gooseflesh - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/
AmE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

 
goose flesh - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/
AmE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

goosebumps
goosebumps - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sbʌmps/
AmE
/'gu:sbʌmps/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

breast milk
breast milk - mateřské mléko
BrE
/'brest ˌmɪlk/
AmE
/'brest ˌmɪlk/

noun - a white liquid produced by women or female animals to feed babies or the young