wake up and smell the coffee
(Amer) spustiti se s oblaka, postati realan
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Idiomi i fraze
Česti engleski idiomi i fraze
walk in the park
-lak posao, posao bez poteškoća I aced the math exam, it was like a walk in the park.
walk on air
biti jako sretan, euforičan; “biti na sedmom nebu”, “biti u oblacima” Ann was walking on air when she got the job. On the last day of school, all the children are walking on air.
walk on eggs
-hodati kao po jajima I have to remember that I’m walking on eggs when I give this speech. Careful with radical ideas like that. You’re walking on thin ice.
walk on eggs/eggshells
hodati oprezno, “ići k’o po jajima” Since he stumbled and fell against the china cabinet, Bill has been walking on eggshells.
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want to have your cake and eat it
-htjeti i ovce i novce
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water off a duck’s back
-nema utjecaja jer su ‘perje patke otporna na vodu’ Insults rolled off John like water off a duck’s back.
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water under the bridge
-‘prošla baba s kolačima’ I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that’s water under the bridge now.
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watershed moment
-prekretnica; točka povijesne promjene David Cameron promises in/out referendum on EU – Conservative MPs who want a looser relationship with the EU said Mr Cameron’s promise a “watershed” moment. [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
ways and means
način i sredstva There’s ways and means to get one, but it’s bloody hard. These days, people are exploring different ways and means to maximize their resources. Today’s businesses are searching for ways and means to improve their corporate well-being in the wake of the economic downturn.
weed someone or something out
-riješiti se nekoga ili nečega; iskorijeniti “We had to weed the less productive workers out one by one.” “The auditions were held to weed out the actors with the least ability.” “I’m going through my books to weed out those that I don’t need anymore.”
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welcome someone or something with open arms
raširenih ruku dočekati koga
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