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pokazati pravo lice Hal’s wife showed her true colors by getting a second job when he lost his.  Workers felt the company revealed its true colors during the crisis.

odlikaš; izuzetno uspješna osoba A high-flier in the eighties, he was earning over £200 000 a year. High-flyers in the industry typically earn 25 percent more than their colleagues. The moment she joined the staff you just knew she was a high flier and it was no surprise when she got promotion within six weeks.

od dva zla manje (zlo)  I didn’t like either politician, so I voted for the lesser of two evils. Given the options of going out with someone I don’t like and staying home and watching a boring television program, I chose the lesser of the two evils and watched television.

sitnica; nešto što se s lakoćom može napraviti The realization of our idea ended up being child’s play.

zabačen; izvan standardnog puta I’m sorry, but I can’t give you a ride home. It’s out of my way. That route is out of our way.

(fig.) kap koja je prelila čašu Losing my job was bad enough but having the relationship end like that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

pasti na koljena pred nekim I fell to my knees and started to cry again.