do the dishes
do the dishes - udělat nádobí, umýt nádobí, mýt nádobí
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə 'dɪʃɪz/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə 'dɪʃɪz/

verb - to wash plates and cups and spoons etc. in water after a meal

travel agency
travel agency - cestovní agentura
BrE
/'trævlˌeɪdʒənsi/
AmE
/'trævlˌeɪdʒənsi/

noun - a company whose job is to organize and arrange for people's holidays etc.

 
wear out - onosit se (o oblečení), opotřebovat se (o oblečení)
BrE
/ˌweər'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwer'aʊt/

verb - (of clothes) to become thinner, damaged or weakened by being used too much

 
frustrating - frustrující
BrE
/frʌ'streɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'frʌstreɪtɪŋ/

adjective - making you feel irritated because you try to do something with no success

 
meditate - meditovat
BrE
/'medɪteɪt/
AmE
/'medɪteɪt/

verb - to quiet down and think deeply, usually in a religious or spiritual way

gym
gym - posilovna
BrE
/'dʒɪm/
AmE
/'dʒɪm/

noun - a hall where you go in order to work out, lift weights etc.

 
kick the habit - zbavit se zlozvyku
BrE
/'kɪk ðə ˌhæbɪt/
AmE
/'kɪk ðə ˌhæbɪt/

verb, informal - to give up something harmful, usually addictive, such as smoking, taking drugs, etc.

 
by all means - rozhodně, každopádně, v každém případě
BrE
/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmin:z/
AmE
/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmi:nz/

phrase - used to tell someone that you let them do something or have something

 
conveniently - příhodně, vhodně
BrE
/kən'vi:niəntli/
AmE
/kən'vi:njəntli/

adverb - in a way that something is more suitable, helpful or easy to use

 
counterclockwise - proti směru hodinových ručiček
BrE
/ˌkaʊntə'klɒkwaɪz/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'klɑ:kwaɪz/

adverb - in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock

 
place - umístit se, skončit, dopadnout
BrE
/'pleɪs/
AmE
/'pleɪs/

verb - to finish in a particular position in a race, in a competition etc.

 
rat out - donášet na (někoho), žalovat na (někoho), říct (něco an někoho), udat (někoho)
BrE
/'rætˌaʊt/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌaʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to tell someone (the police, parents, teachers etc.) that somebody did something wrong

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government

 
on - hned po, při
BrE
/'ɒn/
AmE
/'ɑ:n/

preposition - the preposition used to say that something happened at the time of something

 
cry over spilt milk - brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem
BrE
/ˌkraɪ əʊvə ˌspɪlt 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ oʊvər ˌspɪlt 'mɪlk/

verb, British English - to regret something that has already happened and you cannot do anything about