card - požadovat průkaz totožnosti, vyžádat průkaz totožnosti
BrE
/'kɑ:d/
AmE
/'kɑ:rd/

verb - to ask to see a document that has somebody's name, address, photo etc. on it

ID card
ID card - požadovat průkaz totožnosti, vyžádat průkaz totožnosti
BrE
/ˌaɪ'di: kɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'di: kɑ:rd/

verb - to ask to see a document that has somebody's name, address, photo etc. on it

bid
bid - nabídka (v dražbě či ve výběrovém řízení)
BrE
/'bɪd/
AmE
/'bɪd/

noun, formal - an offer to pay a price, an offer to provide a product or a service

 
crumple - zhroutit se, sesypat se (např. při zranění nebo v šoku)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a person) to fall to the ground suddenly and usually in an uncontrolled way

 
lie in - spočívat v, tkvět v
BrE
/ˌlaɪ'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ'ɪn/

verb - to exist or be found in something; to be dependent on or determined by something

 
hand-me-down - obnošené oblečení (po někom jiném)
BrE
/'hændmidaʊn/
AmE
/'hændmidaʊn/

noun, American English - a piece of used clothing that is to someone else, usually to a younger person

cramp
cramp - omezit, znemožnit, stísnit
BrE
/'kræmp/
AmE
/'kræmp/

verb - to prevent the development or progress of something or somebody; to limit someone or something

 
build castles in the air - stavět vzdušné zámky
BrE
/ˌbɪld'kɑ:slz ɪnði'eə/
AmE
/ˌbɪld'kæslz ɪnði'er/

verb - to create unrealistic or impractical plans or daydreams that are unlikely to become a reality

 
shrink - zmenšit se, snížit se (velikost, počet, hodnota)
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋk/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋk/

verb - to become smaller in amount or value; to make something smaller in amount or value

 
supplementary - doplňkový, dodatkový, dodatečný
BrE
/ˌsʌplə'mentri/
AmE
/ˌsʌplə'mentri/

adjective - provided in addition to something that already exists to complete it or make it better

jibber-jabber
jibber-jabber - drmolit, blábolit, mluvit nesrozumitelně
BrE
/ˌdʒɪbə'dʒæbə/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪbər'dʒæbər/

verb - to speak quickly in a way that's difficult to understand, especially because you are excited

 
sight for sore eyes - potěcha pro oko, radost pohledět
BrE
/ˌsaɪt fə sɔ: 'aɪz/
AmE
/ˌsaɪt fə sɔ:r 'aɪz/

noun, informal - something that is pleasant to look at, something or something you are pleased to see

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)
BrE
/ˌri:ləʊ'keɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'loʊkeɪt/

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

 
competitiveness - konkurenceschopnost
BrE
/kəm'petətɪvnəs/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ət̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to compete with others, to be as good as others or slightly better