in droves - masově, davově, houfně, ve velkých počtech
BrE
/ɪn'drəʊvz/
AmE
/ɪn'droʊvz/

adverb - in large numbers

 
drove - dav, houf, stádo
BrE
/'drəʊv/
AmE
/'droʊv/

noun - a large number of people or animals

wallpaper
wallpaper - tapetovat, vytapetovat
BrE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpə/
AmE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpər/

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

sever
sever - utnout, přetnout, uříznout, useknout, přeříznout, přeseknout
BrE
/'sevə/
AmE
/'sevər/

verb, formal - to cut something off, to cut something into two pieces

 
inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜ:rʒn/

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

have a sweet tooth
have a sweet tooth - být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti
BrE
/hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/

verb - to like eating sweet things

 
appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit
BrE
/ə'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:l/

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 
compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek
BrE
/'kɒmpaʊnd/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpaʊnd/

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 
super glider - kluzák (pod zadek)
BrE
/'sju:pəˌglaɪdə/
AmE
/'su:pərˌglaɪdər/

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 
bum board - kluzák (pod zadek)
BrE
/'bʌmˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'bʌmˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
slush - sentimentální kýč, slaďák, doják
BrE
/'slʌʃ/
AmE
/'slʌʃ/

noun - a movie or a book that's too sentimental

 
slushy - rozbředlý, plný rozbředlého sněhu
BrE
/'slʌʃi/
AmE
/'slʌʃi/

adjective - full of melting, dirty snow

 
on the skids - skřípající, v problémech
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'skɪdz/

adjective, informal - failing