with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɑ:lt/

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 
big picture - širší souvislosti, širší kontext, globální hledisko
BrE
/ˌbɪg 'pɪktʃə/
AmE
/ˌbɪg 'pɪktʃər/

noun - an overall view; the whole situation

 
sell like hot cakes - jít na dračku, jít na odbyt, prodávat se
BrE
/ˌsel laɪk ˌhɒt 'keɪks/
AmE
/ˌsel laɪk ˌhɑ:t 'keɪks/

verb, informal - to be sold rapidly or in great numbers

 
bad egg - budižkničemu, nemehlo, moula
BrE
/'bæd ˌeg/
AmE
/'bæd ˌeg/

noun, dated - a person who is unreliable, unpleasant and behaves badly

 
chalk and cheese - nebe a dudy, jako nebe a dudy, úplně odlišný
BrE
/ˌtʃɔ:k ən 'tʃi:z/
AmE
/ˌtʃɑ:k ən 'tʃi:z/

phrase, British English - two people or things that are entirely different from each other

 
icing on the cake - třešnička na dortu
BrE
/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɒn ðə 'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɑ:n ðə 'keɪk/

phrase, British English - something extra that is added to make a thing or a situation better

strain
strain - cedit, přecedit, scedit, slít vodu
BrE
/'streɪn/
AmE
/'streɪn/

verb - to separate the liquid part from the solid part by pouring it through something with very small holes in it

 
have bigger fish to fry - mít jiné starosti, mít důležitější věci na práci
BrE
/hæv bɪgə ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/
AmE
/hæv bɪgər ˌfɪʃ tə 'fraɪ/

verb - to have more important problems to deal with

ice-filled
ice-filled - ledem naplněný
BrE
/'aɪsˌfɪld/
AmE
/'aɪsˌfɪld/

adjective - filled with ice

 
get the word across - rozšířit informaci, dát vědět (o)
BrE
/ˌget ðə 'wɜ:d əˌkrɒs/
AmE
/ˌget ðə 'wɜ:rd əˌkrɑ:s/

verb - to spread the information; let other people know about something

 
die of - zemřít na (nemoc), zemřít (jak)
BrE
/'daɪ ɒv/
AmE
/'daɪ ɑ:v/

verb - to die because of something

 
listing - seznam, výpis, přehled
BrE
/'lɪstɪŋ/
AmE
/'lɪstɪŋ/

noun - a list of information that is published frequently

vision
vision - zrak, vidění
BrE
/'vɪʒən/
AmE
/'vɪʒən/

noun - the ability to see

 
on TV - v televizi, v telce
BrE
/ɒn ˌti:'vi:/
AmE
/ɑ:n ˌti:'vi:/

adverb - being shown by television

 
wash out - omýt, vymýt, vypláchnout
BrE
/ˌwɒʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ʃ'aʊt/

verb - to remove something by washing