get to the heart of something
-doći do srži Her latest novel really gets to the heart of what it means to be human.
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hearts and flowers
-sentimentalnost I didn’t care for the hearts and flowers part.
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light at the end of the tunnel
-svjetlo na kraju tunela At this point, there is no light at the end of the tunnel because we have to start over.
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can’t see beyond the end of the nose
-misliti samo o sebi tako da ne vidimo što je važno These people are so busy making money, they can’t see beyond the end of their nose.
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a friend in need a friend indeed
-prijatelj se poznaje u nevolji When Bill helped me with geometry, I really learned the meaning of “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
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along the lines of
-slično I can’t remember exactly what words he used but it was something along those lines. I was thinking of doing a dinner party along the lines of that meal I cooked for Annie and Dave.
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rained out
-odgođen zbog kiše I was really looking forward to the football match this weekend, but it was rained out.
hot up
-postati uzbudljivije, zanimljivije A few days before the elections, the pace began to hot up. The competition is really hotting up now.
do a runner
-otići bez da platimo; otići zbog teške i neugodne situacije They were arrested after doing a runner from an expensive restaurant. Her dad did a runner soon after she was born.
I have all my marbles
-rade mi svi klikeri At 89 he’s physically fragile, of course, but the good news is he still has all his marbles.
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hedge one’s bets
-smanjiti rizik od lošeg izbora Forecasters were hedging their bets about the storm, saying that it could bring lots of snow, or it could head away from us.