flat out
-at top speed; punom parom, što brže moguće Engineers have been working flat out to get power back on.
Poslovni engleski
Poslovni engleski
flight recorder
-also ‘black box’: crna kutija The mystery of flight MH370 is unlikely to be solved until the flight recorder – known as a black box – is found.
flip your lid
-‘puknuti’ ‘uhvatila vas je žuta minuta’; ‘izgubiti živce’ I thought he’d finally flipped his lid when he bought that old helicopter. She’ll flip her lid when she finds out what’s been going on
flunk out (of something)
-pasti razred; ne uspjeti u školi, obrazovanju Fred flunked out of school and never tried to go back. That’s it. All F’s.I’ve flunked out.
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fly a kite
-pustiti probni balon; ispitati teren; predložiti nešto I’m just flying a kite, really, but do you think there would be any demand for a course on European art?
fly off the handle
-‘puknuti’, izgubiti se Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle.
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fool and his money are soon parted
-nerazumna osoba lako izgubi novac Gianni relishes his extravagant lifestyle – but then a fool and his money are soon parted.
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fool yourself
-zavaravati se It’s a lesson for all of us Whitmore wrote. “By fixing the little things, you feel like you’re really accomplishing things, that you’re being productive and effective, that you’re a real leader,” he wrote. “But you’re fooling yourself. The MAIN THING is not being addressed. It’s being pushed to the side.”
footloose and fancy free
-slobodan kao ptica (na grani) Jane’s planning to go to parties and clubs every night now that she’s footloose and fancy-free.
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for keeps
-za sva vremena; zauvijek Does that mean I’m going to have this scar for keeps? This is yours for keeps. Enjoy it. When I give someone a present, it’s for keeps.
for richer, for poorer
-u bogatstvu i siromaštvu How can chief executives ensure a deal is successful? When two people decide to get married, they vow to stick together – “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer”. Basically, as those vows acknowledge, marriage is tough and it takes two to make a partnership work. When it comes to company mergers
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forefront
istaknuto mjesto, prvi plan to be in/at the forefront (of) – biti na čelu “Britain is at the forefront of countries heading towards becoming cashless because the public are always eager to embrace new technology.”
forgive and forget
-oprostiti i zaboraviti Jane: Are you going to invite Sam to your party? Sue: No way. Last year he laughed at my new skirt. Jane: Come on, Sue, forgive and forget.
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fresh start
-novi početak One of the main purposes of bankruptcy law is to give a person who is hopelessly burdened with debt a fresh start by wiping out his or her debts.