go the distance
-ići do kraja, završiti što smo započeli
wake up to
-wake up to something – postati svjestan nečega I wish Dad would wake up to the fact that I’m no longer a kid.
tie up loose ends
-pozabaviti se s manjim posljedicama prethodne akcije; zgotoviti, završiti Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends.
pick oneself up
-dići se nakon nekog pada (fizičkog ili emocionalnog) After his divorce, he picked himself up and started looking for love again
take heart
-biti ohrabren nečime I hope that you will take heart from what we told you today. I told her to take heart and try again next time.
go the extra mile
-pokušati još više udovoljiti nekome ili ispuniti zadatak; učiniti više nego što se traži I like doing business with that company. They always go the extra mile. My teacher goes the extra mile to help us.
gravy train
-sjekira u med; dobra zarada bez puno posla The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.
to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
-biti rođen bogat John was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but now he can’t pay for his beer.
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own up
-priznati da smo napravili nešto loše ili posramljujuće Steven could have made this whole thing go away simply by owning up.
stamp out
-iskorijeniti, zaustaviti, stati na kraj It is our duty to stamp out any abuses of political power.
liven up
-oživjeti; podići raspoloženje If you ‘liven up’, you become more energetic or cheerful. You can also ‘liven up’ a place, event or person. You need to liven up a bit. You’re so miserable it is making everybody feel unhappy. We need to liven up the party. Everyone looks miserable.
perk (someone) up
-razveseliti, podići raspoloženje If you ‘perk up’, you suddenly become happier, cheerful or more energetic. Your visit really made him perk up. He was being miserable but he perked up when Mary arrived.
a red letter day
-dan za pamćenje; dan kada se dogodi nešto izuzetno lijepo i značajno The day our daughter was born was a real red-letter day for us.