as the story goes
“priča ide” govori se As the story goes, John disappeared when he heard the police were after him
Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
at cross purposes
-o suprotnim stvarima; u različitim smjerovima The two groups of advisors seemed to be working at cross purposes during this crisis.
at first blush
na prvi pogled, bez podrobnog razmatranja at first blush the offer looked good, but after some time we found it unaccaptable
at hand
-pri ruci (blizu vremenski ili prostorno) I don’t happen to have your application at hand at the moment. With the holiday season at hand, everyone is very excited.
at one’s door
syn at one’s doorstep John can get to work in only few minutes because the subway is at his doorstep
at one’s fingertips
nešto vrlo blizu, nešto poznato A pilot in a cockpit has many controls at his fingertips He has several languages at his fingertips
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at sixes and sevens
u neredu, konfuzno He apologized because the house was at sixes and sevens
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at the drop of a hat
vrlo brzo, bez čekanja, u tren oka If you need a babysitter, call Mary, because she can come at the drop of a hat.
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