a wolf in sheep’s clothing
(fig.) vuk u janjećoj koži
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Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
abide by
-slijediti; poštivati But speaking to BBC Africa, Mr Makuei stressed the government “will continue to abide by and respect the agreement”.
above board
otvoreno, pošteno i iskreno “There will be no secret negotiations. Our dealings have always been above board.”
according to the latest figures
prema posljednjim brojkama Of the 3,069 cases reported since the outbreak began, 40% of them have emerged in the past three weeks, according to the latest figures.
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across the board
-u svijem dijelovima/područjima The company is proposing to cut spending right across the board. Even as late as September, there are stillcourse vacancies across the board, although the majority are in sciences.
add fuel to the fire
(fig.) “dolijevati ulje na vatru” Shouting at a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.
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add insult to injury
povrijediti nečije osjećaje nakon što je već učinjeno nešto loše; dodati sol na ranu He added insult to injury when he called him a rat after he had beaten him.
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