Teacher Tatjana

-Potez je na tebi; na tebi je da odlučiš Which direction will you go from here? The ball is in your court.

-povući se; udarati slabijom snagom; suzdržavati se The boxer started pulling his punches, and the ref ended the fight.

-usvojiti ekološke navike, prijateljske za okoliš After watching that documentary, Sandra decided to go green and start carpooling to work.

-ispiti do dna

-na mostu izgubiš, na ćupriji dobiješ also:  what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts If you make more money, you have to pay more tax, so what we gain on the swings, we lose on the roundabouts. It’s swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more

-opisati situaciju lijepom He painted a rosy picture of family life.

-opisati situaciju kao beznadnom (lošom) The article paints a bleak picture of the future.

-učiniti nešto poznatim ili popularnim The good food you serve here will really put this place on the map. Nothing like a little scandal to put an otherwise sleepy town on the map.

-proći dosta gradiva We have to complete our research within the next month. We still have a lot of ground to cover, and I fear we may not get everything done in time.

-ne dobiti odgovor od nekoga I asked him about his plans for Christmas, but I just drew a blank. He didn’t seem to understand what I was asking him!  

-duboko o nečemu razmišljati Right, we need to figure out how we’re going to solve this problem before mum and dad get back, so let’s put our thinking caps on!

-jako lagano Learning how to use a computer is as easy as ABC for the children.

-početi puno učiti I must go home and hit the books. I have finals next week.