a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše
BrE
/ə bɜ:d ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:θ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/
AmE
/ə bɜ:rd ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:rθ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/

phrase - a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger

be all ears
be all ears - bedlivě poslouchat, být jedno ucho
BrE
/bi: ˌɔ:l 'ɪəz/
AmE
/bi: ˌɑ:l 'ɪrz/

verb, informal - to listen very carefully, to be ready to listen very carefully

 
be an item - mít spolu něco, chodit spolu
BrE
/ˌbi ən'aɪtəm/
AmE
/ˌbi ən'aɪt̬əm/

verb, informal - to date, to be involved with someone (sexually)

 
be in for - očekávat (něco), hrozit, nevyhnout se (někomu nějaká událost)
BrE
/bi: 'ɪn fɔ:/
AmE
/bi: 'ɪn fɔ:r/

verb, informal - to be going to experience something

 
be no good - být k ničemu, být na nic
BrE
/ˌbi: nəʊ'gʊd/
AmE
/ˌbi: noʊ'gʊd/

verb - not to be useful, interesting or enjoyable

 
be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/
AmE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 
be familiar with - znát, být obeznámen s, umět, ovládat
BrE
/bi: fə'mɪliə wɪð/
AmE
/bi: fə'mɪliər wɪð/

verb - to know, understand, or to be able to use something or someone

 
be down with - ležet (s nějakou nemocí)
BrE
/ˌbi:'daʊn wɪð/
AmE
/ˌbi:'daʊn wɪð/

verb - to be sick, to have a sickness

 
be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce
BrE
/bi: ɒn 'straɪk/
AmE
/bi: ɑ:n 'straɪk/

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 
be to blame - být zodpovědný (za), být na vině, mít vinu
BrE
/bi: tə 'bleɪm/
AmE
/bi: tə 'bleɪm/

verb - to be responsible for something unpleasant

futile
futile - zbytečný, marný
BrE
/'fju:taɪl/
AmE
/'fju:t̬l/

adjective - pointless, there is no effect

 
thither - tam
BrE
/'ðɪðə/
AmE
/'ðɪðər/

adverb, dated - there

 
office block - administrativní budova
BrE
/'ɒfɪsˌblɒk/
AmE
/'ɑ:fɪsˌblɑ:k/

noun - a building in which there are offices

be in a hurry
be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch
BrE
/'bi: ɪn ə 'hʌri/
AmE
/'bi: ɪn ə 'hʌri/

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

 
be up to something - mít něco za lubem, mít za lubem
BrE
/bi:'ʌptʊˌsʌmθɪŋ/
AmE
/bi:'ʌp tʊ ˌsʌmθɪŋ/

verb - to be planning to do something