fall on one’s feet
(kol.) imati sreće; izvući se (bez posljedica) iz neke rizične situacije Richard takes the most awful risks, but he always seems to fall on his feet.
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put one’s foot down
odlučno istupiti; (kol.) brže voziti The boss put her foot down and refused to accept any more changes to the plan. The road ahead was clear, so I put my foot down and tried to overtake the car in front.
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put one’s foot in it
zabrljati (stvar) I really put my foot in it with Julie. I didn’t realise she was a vegetarian.
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good/foul-tempered
dobre/loše naravi Minnie was always good-tempered and agreeable. I am appalling in the morning, really foul-tempered and grouchy.
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give somebody the cold shoulder
(kol.) ignorirati nekoga What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party.
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It takes all sorts.
“Ima nas raznih.” Now the couple next door, they go swimming in the sea in the middle of winter. Well, it takes all sorts, as they say.
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dull as ditch water
(kol.) krajnje nezanimljiv, dosadan Andy has a new girlfriend but i can’t understand why, she is as dull as ditchwater.
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