paint a bleak picture
-opisati situaciju kao beznadnom (lošom) The article paints a bleak picture of the future.
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Engleski rječnici
Engleski rječnici
to put sth on the map
-učiniti nešto poznatim ili popularnim The good food you serve here will really put this place on the map. Nothing like a little scandal to put an otherwise sleepy town on the map.
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godsend
Božji dar The grant was a real godsend, especially considering the theatre was going to be shut down next month.
pave the way for
utrti put za Surgeons hope the procedure will pave the way for more complex eye surgery than is currently possible with the human hand. The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine. Scientists hope that data from this expedition will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
guinea pig
zamorac The implication is that Macchiarini was treating humans as guinea pigs, instead of doing preliminary research on animals.
change tack/try a different tack
promijeniti taktiku I’ve been very pleasant with them so far but if they don’t cooperate, I may have to change tack. Instead of always asking him what he wants, why don’t you try a different tack and tell him what you want?
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aftercare
rehabilitacija; kontrolni pregled The group included Karl-Henrik Grinnemo, who had assisted Macchiarini in Beyene’s organ transplant operation in 2011, and Thomas Fux, who was involved in the aftercare of Macchiarini’s patients at the hospital.
made-to-measure
(izrađen) po mjeri clothes made-to-measure=odjeća po mjeri made-to-measure suits=odijela po mjeri
ground-breaking (also groundbreaking)
revolucionarni; inovativan; nov His latest movie is interesting, but not groundbreaking. She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.
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cover a lot of ground
-proći dosta gradiva We have to complete our research within the next month. We still have a lot of ground to cover, and I fear we may not get everything done in time.
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draw a blank
-ne dobiti odgovor od nekoga I asked him about his plans for Christmas, but I just drew a blank. He didn’t seem to understand what I was asking him!
put your thinking cap on
-duboko o nečemu razmišljati Right, we need to figure out how we’re going to solve this problem before mum and dad get back, so let’s put our thinking caps on!
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