icon - ikona, idol
BrE
/'aɪkɒn/
AmE
/'aɪkɑ:n/

noun - someone famous who is admired by many people and is seen as a symbol

chassis
chassis - podvozek
BrE
/'ʃæsi/
AmE
/'ʃæsi/

noun - the framework or structure of a vehicle, typically supporting its body and mechanical components

 
tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh
BrE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/
AmE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 
wild goose chase - marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha
BrE
/ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/
AmE
/ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/

noun - searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time

 
time zone - časové pásmo
BrE
/'taɪm zəʊn/
AmE
/'taɪm zəʊn/

noun - an area that follows a uniform standard time for social, legal, and commercial purposes

seamstress
seamstress - švadlena, krejčová
BrE
/'si:mstrəs/
AmE
/'si:mstrəs/

noun - a woman who is good at sewing or whose job sewing and making clothes

grey
grey - šedá barva
BrE
/'greɪ/
AmE
/'greɪ/

noun - the color of an elephant or a mouse, it's something between white and black

 
kung fu - kung fu
BrE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/
AmE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/

noun - a Chinese fighting art where you fight without weapons, using your feet and hands

 
dodo - dodo
BrE
/'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/'doʊdoʊ/

noun - an extinct bird that had a long beak, long feathers, and could not fly

 
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

cuttlefish
cuttlefish - sépie
BrE
/'kʌtlfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kʌt̬lfɪʃ/

noun - a sea creature with a soft body, hard shell inside and eight short arms

grass snake
grass snake - užovka, užovka obojková
BrE
/'grɑ:sˌsneɪk/
AmE
/'græsˌsneɪk/

noun - a type of non-venomous snake (Natrix natrix) that lives in Europe and Asia

windsurf
windsurf - windsurfovat, jezdit na windsurfu
BrE
/'wɪdsɜ:f/
AmE
/'wɪdsɜ:rf/

verb - to sail across water, standing on a special board and holding a large sail

 
code of practice - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'præktɪs/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'præktɪs/

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act

 
code of conduct - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'kɒndʌkt/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'kɑ:ndʌkt/

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act