a blue collar
-plavi ovratnik, manuelni radnik
Opći engleski
Opći engleski
a bull in a china shop
-slon u prodavaonici porculana, nespretan čovjek
a busman’s holiday
-radni odmor, odmor proveden u radu Going to the beach is too much of a busman’s holiday for him – he’s a lifeguard!
a busy bee
vrijedan kao mrav
a common refrain
-učestala fraza Are you crazy busy? Overworked? Are you sure? It’s a common refrain from friends — or our own mouths — that we’re too busy and have too much to do.
a dark horse
-prava nepoznanica; do jučer nepoznat javnosti It’s difficult to predict who will win the prize—there are two or three dark horses in the tournament. Everyone was surprised at the results of the election. The dark horse won. 1. (British & Australian humorous) a person who does not tell other people about their ideas or skills …
a dead letter
-mrtvo slovo na papiru This contract is a dead letter. Forget it!
a domino effect
-domino efekt, lančana reakcija
a done deal
-gotova stvar
a fair share of mistakes
-podosta pogrešaka To build one of the world’s largest companies, it takes ambition, luck and a fair share of mistakes. Yes, mistakes.
a false dawn
lažna nada
a feast for the mind
-hrana za mozak
a feather in your cap
-pero za šeširom; postignuće kojim se ponosimo An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing’s cap.
a fig leaf
-smokvin list; ono što prikriva stvarno stanje Are the peace talks simply providing a fig leaf for the continuing aggression between the two countries?
a fine/thin line
-tanka linija, tanka granica There’s a thin line between courage and foolishness.