business angel
-pokrovitelj, ulagač, financijer, investitor Business angel is an investor who provides financial backing for small startups or entrepreneurs.
Poslovni engleski
Poslovni engleski
butt of a joke
-razlog smijeha/vica (osobito neka osoba) Poor Fred was the butt of every joke told that evening.
butter the bread
-truditi se oko nečega da dobiješ što želiš; ulizivati se If you want that, you’d better butter the bread! At least act like you know why you should butter the bread! Why don’t you try and butter the bread.
butterflies in one’ s stomach
“leptirići u trbuhu”, nervoza želuca When Jonh saw Mary in the street he had butterflies in his stomach and he knew he is in love with her.
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button one’s lips/zip one’s lips
-šutjeti o nečemu, zadržati tajnu Mary buttoned her lips about what she saw at the street.
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buy into
-uzeti udio ili dobit; (fig) jako vjerovati u nešto …bought into a risky real estate venture. …couldn’t buy into that brand of conservatism. “Get on the bus!” How many times have we heard that one from managers exhorting their team to buy into the project or strategy they are spearheading?
by the skin of one’s teeth
-‘za dlaku’, jedva She passed the exam by the skin of her teeth.
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by the sweat of one’s brow
” u znoju lica svog”, vrlo teško Even with modern machinery farmers make their livings by the sweat of their brow.
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by word of mouth
-od usta do usta, usmenom predajom I think she heard about the job by word of mouth.
can’t make head(s) or tail(s) of it
-ne moći uhvatiti nekoga niti za glavu niti za rep John is so strange. I can’t make heads or tails of him.
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