cut back on - omezit, snížit, provést snížení
BrE
/ˌkʌt'bæk ɒn/
AmE

verb - to make a reduction of

 
wham - prásk, bác, bum
BrE
/'wæm/
AmE
/'wæm/

interjection - a sudden loud sound made by something hitting something else

out of the blue
out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə'blu:/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv ðə'blu:/

adverb - unexpectedly

 
bam - prásk, bác, bum
BrE
/'bæm/
AmE
/'bæm/

interjection - a sudden loud sound made by something hitting something else

 
chug - odfukovat si (o lokomotivě apod.), bafat (o motoru)
BrE
/'tʃʌg/
AmE
/'tʃʌg/

verb - to make a sound like a railway engine moving slowly

 
vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

vicious
vicious - zlý, zákeřný, krutý, brutální, surový
BrE
/'vɪʃəs/
AmE
/'vɪʃəs/

adjective - deliberately cruel or violent, physically hurting someone

 
draw in - zastavit (ve stanici), vjet do stanice
BrE
/ˌdrɔ:'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdrɔ:'ɪn/

verb - (of a train) to move into a station and stop at a platform

 
run low - docházet
BrE
/ˌrʌn'ləʊ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn'loʊ/

verb - (of supplies, money etc.) to be coming to an end

 
dismal - deprimující, žalostný
BrE
/'dɪzməl/
AmE
/'dɪzməl/

adjective - causing unhappiness or sadness

 
miserable - deprimující
BrE
/'mɪzrəbl/
AmE
/'mɪzrəbl/

adjective - causing unhappiness or sadness

 
pick out - zahrát (na hud. nástroj)
BrE
/pɪk 'aʊt/
AmE
/pɪk 'aʊt/

verb - to play something on a musical instrument spontaneously (without written music)

take on
take on - zaměstnat (zaměstnance), přijmout (zaměstnance)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ɑ:n/

verb - to employ a new employee