the call of conscience
glas savjesti Other leaders urged him to listen to the voice of conscience and hold free elections.
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Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
the cat is out of the bag
razotkriti tajnu Fig. the secret has been made known. Now that the cat is out of the bag, there is no sense in pretending we don’t know what’s really happening.
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the city fathers
-gradski oci, oni koji upravljaju gradom The city fathers have just given final approval to a new stadium.
the eyes are bigger than the stomach
-veće oči od želuca I can’t eat all this. I’m afraid that my eyes were bigger than my stomach.
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the holy of holies
-svetinja nad svetinjama; nešto nepovredivo i uzvišeno; što se ne propituje The corporate board room is the holy of holies here. Not everybody has access to it.
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the icing on the cake
the icing on the cake (British, American & Australian) also the frosting on the cake (American) -točka na ‘i’; vrhunac djela I was just content to see my daughter in such a stable relationship but a grandchild, that was really the icing on the cake.
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the idea is woven into something
(weave, wove, woven-plesti, tkati)-ideja je utkana u nešto
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the land of milk and honey
-gdje teče med i mlijeko; zemlja obilja She came to the United States thinking it was the land of milk and honey.
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the lesser of two evils
od dva zla manje (zlo) I didn’t like either politician, so I voted for the lesser of two evils. Given the options of going out with someone I don’t like and staying home and watching a boring television program, I chose the lesser of the two evils and watched television.
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the life and soul
-energična osoba, centar nekog društvenog događaja Give him a few drinks and he’s the life of the party!