retribution
odmazda Many people were afraid to speak out because of fear of retribution. divine retribution – Božja kazna It’s divine retribution for your rudeness last night!
rule out
odbaciti (mogućnost i sl.) Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli, who travelled to the area of the crash, ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
stem cell transplant
transplantacija krvotvornih matičnih stanica Stem cell transplantation: The use of stem cells as a treatment for cancer or other illness. The stem cells are removed (or obtained from a donor) first. Before the transplant is done, the patient receives high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy to destroy diseased cells. Then the stem cells are returned to the
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miss the boat (or bus)
(fig) propustiti priliku He thinks we’re missing the boat on improving relations with Russia.
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on a war footing
u ratnom stanju Since ISIS stormed the city of Mosul bordering Iraqi Kurdistan last week,the Kurds have been on a war footing.
in running order
biti u ispravnom stanju (za stroj/uređaj) (a machine that is in running order is operating in the way that it should) The transit authority spends $16 million to keep the old buses in running order.
be stamped on sb’s memory
ostati u sjećanju (If a particular event, etc. is stamped on someone’s memory, the person will always remember it) The awful sound of the crash will be stamped on her memory forever.
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dull as ditchwater
(kol.) krajnje nezanimljiv, jako dosadan Andy has a new girlfriend but I can’t understand why, she is as dull as ditchwater. Wear the purple one, that black dress is dull as ditchwater.
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butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth
(kol.) on je samo naizgled nevinašce -used when someone looks as if they would never do anything wrong, although you feel they might Tommy looked as if butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth.
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praise sb/sth to the skies
uzdizati nekoga/nešto do nebesa He wasn’t very good, but his friends praised him to the skies. They liked your pie. Everyone praised it to the skies.
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be too hot to handle
biti isuviše komplicirano/opasno Certain subjects are still too hot to handle on television shows.
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get into hot water
upasti u teškoće (svojom krivicom) We got in hot water over the car deal. He’s finally paid his tuition and is out of hot water with the school.
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fish in troubled waters
(fig.) loviti u mutnom Frank is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that company. They are supposed to be in financial difficulties. The company could make more money by selling armaments abroad, but they would be fishing in troubled waters.
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