take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
high-strung - nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
edgy - nabroušený, nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/'edʒi/
AmE
/'edʒi/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
diagnose - určit diagnózu, diagnostikovat
BrE
/ˌdaɪəg'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌdaɪəg'noʊz/

verb - to determine what is the problem or illness that someone has

 
supply - zásobovat
BrE
/sə'plaɪ/
AmE
/sə'plaɪ/

verb - to provide goods for a shop or material for a factory

straw
straw - slámka, brčko
BrE
/'strɔ:/
AmE
/'strɔ:/

noun - a thin hollow plastic tube that you use to drink with

sting
sting - dát žihadlo, bodnout, píchnout
BrE
/'stɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɪŋ/

verb - to cause pain by pushing a sharp thing under the skin

 
standard - norma
BrE
/'stændəd/
AmE
/'stændərd/

noun - a fixed size, weight and quality that has to be reached

 
spiteful - nevraživý, nenávistný, zlomyslný, zatrpklý
BrE
/'spaɪtfl/
AmE
/'spaɪtfl/

adjective - feeling hatred towards somebody and a desire to hurt him/her

 
spare - moci postrádat
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

verb - to have something that you can easily lend or give someone

 
soak - promočit, namočit
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

verb - to put something in liquid so that it becomes completely wet

slip
slip - uklouznout, upadnout (např. na ledu)
BrE
/'slɪp/
AmE
/'slɪp/

verb - to fall because your feet slide and you lose your balance

slap
slap - dát facku, plácnout, plesknout
BrE
/'slæp/
AmE
/'slæp/

verb - to hit something or somebody with the palm of your hand

 
push-chair - kočárek (dětský sportovní), sportovní kočárek, dětský sportovní kočárek
BrE
/'pʊʃtʃeə/
AmE
/'pʊʃtʃer/

noun - a light chair with wheels used to move a child about