wally
(kol.) tupavac, bedak I must have looked a total wally but I didn’t care
blackmail
ucjena, iznuđivanje; ucjenjivati There are many other forms of invasion of privacy, such as blackmail and the improper use of your personal data.
make matters worse
pogoršati situaciju; učiniti situaciju težom Don’t say anything – you’ll only make matters worse.
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arson
namjerno izazivanje požara; paljevina The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson.
from (the) top to toe
od glave do pete He gazed at her across the room, dressed in black leather from top to toe.
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strain every nerve
napregnuti se iz petnih žila I was straining every nerve to catch what they were saying but they were sitting just a bit too far away from me.
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put a strain on sb/sth
vršiti pritisak na; opteretiti nekoga/nešto All this bad economic news puts a strain on everyone’s nerves. The epidemic put a strain on the resources of the hospital.
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inequity
(form.) nepravda (syn.) unfairness Even though I am older, my brother gets more allowance money than I do, and this inequity strains my relationship with my parents.
When the cat’s away the mice will play.
“Kad nema mačke, miševi kolo vode.”
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