Poslovni engleski

-istrajati na pravom putu; boriti se za ispravnu stvar He fought the good fight and left the meeting with a clear conscience.

-boriti se grčevito, do iznemoglosti

-snaći se “Berlin is one of the last cities in the Western world where you don’t have every cent squeezed out of you,” said Giulia Pines, author of Finding Your Feet in Berlin. 

-stati na noge, snaći se u nepoznatoj situaciji She was lonely when she first left home, but she is finding her feet now. It takes time to learn the office routine, but you will gradually find your feet.

-tko nađe, njegovo (-tko izgubi-tko mu je kriv) Child: That’s my hat. You can’t have it. Playmate: I found it. Finders keepers. Bill: Hey! How come you’re using my fountain pen? Fred: It’s mine now. I found it on the floor—finders keepers, losers weepers.

have fire in your belly; with fire in your belly -biti pun žara; biti energičan, visoko motiviran; s puno žara Neither of the candidates has a fire in his belly, so it’s hard to get excited about them. He will approach the committee with plenty of fire in his belly.

-tko prvi, njegovo