partition
partition - přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

verb - to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts

dire wolf
dire wolf - pravlk obrovský
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/

noun - the largest canine species, now extinct

 
dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
/'daɪə/
AmE
/'daɪər/

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits
in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
/ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
/ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/

adjective - in a difficult situation

 
hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t̬'er/

noun - things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value

 
spice - šťáva, grády
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

 
declutter - uklidit, protřídit, uspořádat
BrE
/di:'klʌtə/
AmE
/di:'klʌt̬ər/

verb - to tidy a place by removing things you do not want or need, or by putting thing where they belong

cornflower
cornflower - chrpa
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun - a popular wild plant with blue flowers

forsythia
forsythia - zlatice, zlatý déšť, forzýtie (keř)
BrE
/fɔ:'saɪθiə/
AmE
/fər'sɪθiə/

noun - a large bush that has hundreds of small yellow flowers in the early spring

 
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

 
humble - prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/

adjective - not special, not of a high rank

 
humility - pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others

 
nitpicker - hnidopich
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkə/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkər/

noun, informal - a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important

nit
nit - hnida (vajíčko mšice)
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/

noun, informal - an egg of a louse

 
nit - hlupák, moula, pitomec, trouba
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/

noun, British English, informal - a stupid person