pull out of
-povući se iz nečega In the aftermath of the referendum result Mr Johnson pulled out of the race to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, while Mr Farage stepped down as the leader of UKIP on Monday.
Phrasal verbs dictionary
Phrasal verbs dictionary
put away
-spremiti, staviti sa strane We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.
rained out
-odgođen zbog kiše I was really looking forward to the football match this weekend, but it was rained out.
reach out to somebody
-to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them The new mayor is reaching out to the local community to involve them in his plans for the city.
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rule out
odbaciti (mogućnost i sl.) Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli, who travelled to the area of the crash, ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
sell off
-rasprodati; prodati ispod cijene “We will not sell off our freedoms and there will be no single market ‘a la carte’,” he told MEPs. The company had to sell off some assets so that it could pay its debts. The bank foreclosed on my house and sold it off to the highest bidder.
sift out
-prosijati; odijeliti An insurance investigator sifts the honest claims out from the false ones.
speak up
govoriti glasnije; otvoreno reći The report also said staff were afraid to speak up for fear of retribution. to speak up for – podržati nekoga
spill over
proširiti se (na) I try not to let my work spill over into my life outside the office. The conflict threatens to spill over into neighbouring regions.
stamp out
-iskorijeniti, zaustaviti, stati na kraj It is our duty to stamp out any abuses of political power.
take after
-ličiti na nekoga Don’t you think that Sally takes after her mother? No, Sally takes after her Aunt Ann.
take on someone/something
-boriti se s nekim/nečim But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Mr Cameron had been “brave” to take on Europe and the debate had now changed.
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