hold with
odobravati; podržavati I don’t hold with smoking in pubs. – Ne odobravam pušenje u krčmama. He married a woman who didn’t hold with gambling. – Oženio se za ženu koja ne podržava kockanje.
beat a dead horse
uzaludno trošiti vrijeme pokušavajući nešto uraditi Do you think it’s worth sending my manuscript to other publishers or I am just beating a dead horse?
up to a point
donekle; djelomično Of course there is some truth in all this, but only up to a point. The new traffic scheme worked up to a point, but it had its problems.
beat the deadline/clock
uraditi nešto prije krajnjeg roka; stići prije vremena Sam beat the clock, arriving a few minutes before the doors were locked. They were afraid they would be late and hurried in order to beat the clock.
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Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Fire, like any other manmade tool or device, will serve man well only when it is controlled and used wisely. – “Vatra je dobar sluga, ali je loš gospodar.”
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wicked
(kol.) izvrstan, sjajan; vragolast (ali i poročan, pokvaren) a wicked act of cruelty She played the part of the wicked stepmother in the play. She wore a wicked grin after her victory. She’s known for having a wicked sense of humor. She had a wicked case of food poisoning. A wicked odor was coming from the closet. He throws a wicked fastball.
every now and then/again
povremeno; neredovito The Company has dinners for the staff every now and again.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A small amount that you have is worth more than a large amount that is uncertain. – “Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na krovu (grani).” bolje je zadovoljiti se manjim i sigurnim nego težiti za većim i nesigurnim
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