The ball is in your court
-Potez je na tebi; na tebi je da odlučiš Which direction will you go from here? The ball is in your court.
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Engleski rječnici
Engleski rječnici
pull one’s punches
-povući se; udarati slabijom snagom; suzdržavati se The boxer started pulling his punches, and the ref ended the fight.
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go green
-usvojiti ekološke navike, prijateljske za okoliš After watching that documentary, Sandra decided to go green and start carpooling to work.
double up with laughter
-previjati se od smijeha We all just doubled up with laughter.
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play a prank on someone/play a trick on someone
raditi (komu) nepodopštine, “zezati” koga Somebody played a trick on me by hiding my shoes. The little boys planned to play a trick on their teacher by turning up the heat in the classroom.
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run the show
rukovoditi nečim; (fig.) imati glavnu riječ Although the new president of our club has not taken office yet, she’s running the show already.
alternative medicine
alternativna medicina (=A variety of health care practices, such as homeopathy, naturopathy, and Reiki, whose tenets often differ from those of main stream medicine and are not generally taught in conventional medical schools.)
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assisted death
potpomognuta smrt (=a form of euthanasia in which an individual expressing a wish to die prematurely is helped to accomplish that goal by another person, either by counseling and/or by providing a poison or other lethal instrument. The assisted death may be regarded as a homicide or suicide by local authorities, and the person giving assistance may
bottle up
potiskivati u sebe Let’s talk about it, John. You shouldn’t bottle it up. Don’t bottle up your problems. It’s better to talk them out. Don’t bottle it up inside you. Don’t bottle up all your feelings.
paint the town red (informal)
lumpovati (po lokalima) Jack finished his exams today so he’s gone out to paint the town red. They were out painting the town red last night.
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it’s swings and roundabouts
-na mostu izgubiš, na ćupriji dobiješ also: what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts If you make more money, you have to pay more tax, so what we gain on the swings, we lose on the roundabouts. It’s swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more
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paint a rosy picture
-opisati situaciju lijepom He painted a rosy picture of family life.
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