chitter-chatter - klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/'tʃɪtəˌtʃætə/
AmE
/'tʃɪt̬ərˌtʃæt̬ər/

noun - casual talk about unimportant things

teeter-totter
teeter-totter - houpačka
BrE
/'ti:təˌtɒtə/
AmE
/'ti:t̬ərˌtɑ:t̬ər/

noun, American English - a board on whose ends children can sit and when one goes down, the other goes up

 
criss-cross - křížit se, být křížem krážem
BrE
/'krɪsˌkrɒs/
AmE
/'krɪsˌkrɑ:s/

verb - to form a pattern like many lines crossing each other

 
jingle-jangle - cinky linky
BrE
/ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/

interjection - the ringing sound of small bells or small pieces of metal

 
tick-tock - tik-tak
BrE
/'tɪkˌtɒk/
AmE
/'tɪk'tɑ:k/

interjection - the sound of a clock

 
klip-klop - klapy-klap
BrE
/'klɪpˌklɒp/
AmE
/'klɪpklɑ:p/

interjection - the sound of hooves

 
ding-dong - bimbam
BrE
/'dɪŋˌdɒŋ/
AmE
/'dɪŋˌdɑ:ŋ/

interjection - the sound of bells

 
mash - kaše
BrE
/'mæʃ/
AmE
/'mæʃ/

noun - a soft mixture made by pressing, mixing or crushing

 
tip-top - špičkový
BrE
/'tɪptɒp/
AmE
/'tɪptɑ:p/

adjective - excellent

 
singsong - kolísavý hlas
BrE
/'sɪŋsɒŋ/
AmE
/'sɪŋsɒŋ/

noun - a voice that rises and falls in a pattern

 
dally - loudat se
BrE
/'dæli/
AmE
/'dæli/

verb - to waste time by doing something too slowly

 
mishmash - mišmaš, změť
BrE
/'mɪʃmæʃ/
AmE
/'mɪʃmæʃ/

noun - different kinds of things mixed together, usually in a confused way

leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
kinship - spřízněnost, blízký vztah
BrE
/'kɪnʃɪp/
AmE
/'kɪnʃɪp/

noun - a feeling of being related to someone because they share the same origin, values, attitudes etc.

temper tantrum
temper tantrum - tantrum, záchvat vzteku
BrE
/'tempəˌtæntrəm/
AmE
/'tempərˌtæntrəm/

noun - a fit of bad temper, especially typical of young children