being
being - bytost
BrE
/'bi:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'bi:ɪŋ/

noun - a living thing

 
my foot - to zrovna
BrE
/maɪ'fʊt/
AmE
/maɪ'fʊt/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 
it - to, ono
BrE
/'ɪt/
AmE
/'ɪt/

pronoun - that thing

 
i.e. - to jest
BrE
/ˌaɪ'i:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'i:/

phrase - that is

 
how come - jak to
BrE
/ˌhaʊ'kʌm/
AmE
/ˌhaʊ'kʌm/

phrase - a phrase we use to ask how something is possible

 
it's - (to) je
BrE
/'ɪts/
AmE
/'ɪts/

phrase - the contracted form of 'IT IS'

 
not too bad - ujde to, není to zlé
BrE
/ˌnɒt tu: 'bæd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:t tu: 'bæd/

adjective - okay, alright, acceptable, satisfactory

 
tough nut to crack - oříšek, tvrdý oříšek (těžký úkol, problém)
BrE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/
AmE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/

noun - a problem or situation that is difficult to deal with

 
be short for - být zkráceninou, být zkratkou (něčeho)
BrE
/bi 'ʃɔ:t fɔ:/
AmE
/bi 'ʃɔ:rt fɔ:r/

verb - to be a shorter way of saying something

 
be up for - chtít se (někomu do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbi:''ʌp fɔ:r/

verb - to feel like taking part in something

 
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 a steal
be a steal - být skoro zadarmo, být velice levný
BrE
/bi ə'sti:l/
AmE
/bi ə'sti:l/

verb, American English - to be extremely cheap, often unexpectedly

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

verb - to be sick, to have a sickness