blood type
krvna grupa
clear a hurdle
uspješno savladati preponu/prepreku I’ll feel better after we’ve cleared that hurdle.
not to be sneezed at
(fig.) ne biti za podsmjeh; ne biti “mačji kašalj” Well, a five percent pay increase means an extra £700 a year, which is not to be sneezed at! When all was said, he was a gentleman in every sense of the word, and that was something not to be sneezed at, wasn’t it?
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underway
u tijeku to be underway – kretati se (vlak i sl.) to get underway – otpočeti The project is currently underway!!
behind the scenes
(fig.) iza kulisa; tajno The people who worked behind the scenes are the real heroes of this project. I worked behind the scenes in the play. We should thank the people who are behind the scenes of our success.
run in the family
biti nasljedna osobina My grandparents lived well into their nineties, and it runs in the family. My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in the family.
If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. ~ Jim Rohn
(quote) – citat “Ako želiš nešto uraditi, pronaći ćeš načina da to napraviš. A ako ne, pronaći ćeš ispriku.”
lay/put one’s cards on the table
otkriti svoje planove All right. Let’s lay our cards on the table and speak very candidly about this matter. It’s time we put our cards on the table and spoke honestly. If we are to make a deal we both have to lay our cards on the table.
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Like father, like son.
“Kakav otac takav sin.” Jill: George’s father smoked all the time, and now George is smoking excessively, too. Jane: Like father, like son, eh? I think my son will grow up tall, just like his father. Like father, like son.
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