neck of the woods
- končiny, oblast
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ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
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ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
phrase, informal
-
a particular area
beat about the bush
- chodit kolem (okolo) horké kaše
BrE
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ˌbi:t ə'baʊt ðə 'bʊʃ/
AmE
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ˌbi:t ə'baʊt ðə 'bʊʃ/
verb, British English
-
to avoid talking about something important
when it comes to
- co se týče, co do, když přijde na
BrE
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wen ɪt 'kʌmz tu:/
AmE
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wen ɪt 'kʌmz tu:/
phrase
-
as for, regarding
a big fish in a little pond
- velká ryba v malém rybníce
BrE
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ə 'bɪg ˌfɪʃ ɪn ə 'lɪtl ˌpɒnd/
AmE
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ə 'bɪg ˌfɪʃ ɪn ə 'lɪt̬l ˌpɑ:nd/
phrase
-
a person that is important in a small group of people but is not known outside that group
move on
- obrátit list, posunout se, jít dál (přeneseně)
BrE
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mu:v 'ɒn/
AmE
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mu:v 'ɑ:n/
verb
-
to stop doing something and start doing something else
bi
- bi (bisexuál)
BrE
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'baɪ/
AmE
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'baɪ/
adjective, informal
-
abbreviation for bisexual, someone who is sexually attracted to both women and men
opposite
- opačný, druhý
BrE
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'ɒpəsɪt/
AmE
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'ɑ:pəsɪt/
adjective
-
the other sex
sexually
- sexuálně
BrE
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'seksjʊəli/
AmE
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'sekʃʊəli/
adverb
-
in a sexual way
play the field
- užívat si (milostného života)
BrE
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ˌpleɪ ðə 'fi:ld/
AmE
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ˌpleɪ ðə 'fi:ld/
verb, informal
-
to be sexually involved with many people
go jump in the lake
- jít se vycpat, jít se bodnout
BrE
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ˌgəʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/
AmE
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ˌgoʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/
verb, informal
-
used to tell someone to go away in a rude way
bite me
- trhni si, vlez mi na záda
BrE
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'baɪt mi:/
AmE
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'baɪt mi:/
phrase, American English, informal
-
used to say to someone that you are annoyed with something they have said or done
flirting
- flirtování
BrE
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'flɜ:tɪŋ/
AmE
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'flɜ:rt̬ɪŋ/
noun
-
an act of showing sexual attraction to someone
disoriented
- dezorientovaný
BrE
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dɪ'sɔ:rɪəntɪd/
AmE
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dɪ'sɔ:rɪənt̬ɪd/
adjective, American English
-
confused and unable to think clearly
slippery slope
- šikmá plocha, riskantní situace
BrE
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ˌslɪpəri 'sləʊp/
AmE
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ˌslɪpəri 'sloʊp/
noun
-
an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems
tip of the iceberg
- zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část
BrE
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ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:g/
AmE
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ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:rg/
noun
-
only the small part of something, especially a problem