a lemon
-mačak u vreći I bought a car from that dealership, but it turned out to be a lemon.
Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
a leopard can’t change his spots
(or) A fox may change its skin, but never its character. proverb People can’t change their basic nature. Vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada.
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a licence to print money
-zarada preko noći; čista zarada These shopping channels are just a licence to print money.
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a man’s house is his castle
-moja kućica, moja slobodica Don’t tell me not to go around the house in my underwear. A man’s home is his castle.
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a new lease on life also a new lease of life
-novi dah života; produženi životni vijek The heart operation was a complete success and has given her a new lease on life.
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a quick fix
-brzo rješenje The truth about dieting is that there is no quick fix. Weight must be lost gradually, over a period of time.
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.
a roof over your head
-mjesto za živjeti We didn’t have any money, but at least we had a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs.
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a storm in a teacup
-‘bura u čaši vode’; pretjerana reakcija I think it’s alla storm in a teacup – there’s probably no danger to public health at all.
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a tangled web
-zamršeno klupko; zbrka The inquiry revealeda tangled web of fraud and deception among the agents.