to settle old scores
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Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
to take the stand
-svjedočiti I was in court all day, waiting to take the stand. The lawyer asked the witness to take the stand.
to the letter
-točno, doslovce, od A-Ž I didn’t make an error. I followed your instruction to the letter. We didn’t prepare the recipe to the letter, but the cake still turned out very well.
to throw someone off one’s game
-izbaciti nekoga iz igre He used it to throw me off my game.
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to/by all appearances
po svoj prilici, kako izgleda She is, by all appearances, ready to resume work. By all appearances, we ought to be approaching the airport.
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toe the line
-učiniti što moraš He might not like the rules but he’ll toe the line just to avoid trouble.
toe the line
-raditi kako nam je naređeno ili kako se očekuje od nas Not everyone was happy with the plan, but most of us toed the line.
too many cooks spoil the broth
-previše babica kilavo dijete
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top banana
-vođa; glavni i odgovorni The top banana is the most powerful or important person around. If you are promoted to top banana at work, it means you are the boss.