over my dead body - jen přes (mou) mrtvolu
BrE
/ˌəʊvə maɪ 'ded 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər maɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di/

adverb, informal - a phrase that says that we are strictly against something, we don't allow it

 
die out - vymřít, vyhynout
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to become extinct, to stop existing

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

 
mamba - mamba
BrE
/'mæmbə/
AmE
/'mæmbə/

noun - a very dangerous African snake

upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

think better of
think better of - rozmyslet se, upustit od, změnit názor
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk 'betər əv/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk 'bet̬ər əv/

verb - to decide not to do something because you realized it is not a good idea

highlighter
highlighter - zvýrazňovač
BrE
/'haɪlaɪtə/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪt̬ər/

noun - a marker with brightly colored ink

 
cashew nut - ořech kešu, kešu oříšek
BrE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/
AmE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
cashew - kešu (ořech)
BrE
/'kæʃu:/
AmE
/'kæʃu:/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
sucker - trouba (důvěřivec), důvěřivec, důvěřivý trouba, naivka
BrE
/'sʌkə/
AmE
/'sʌkər/

noun, informal - a person who is easy to cheat

 
sucker punch - dát nečekanou ránu pěstí
BrE
/'sʌkəˌpʌntʃ/
AmE
/'sʌkərˌpʌntʃ/

verb, informal - to hit someone when they are not expecting it

exorbitant
exorbitant - přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/

adjective - much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given