have one’s head in the clouds
-biti u oblacima She walks around all day with her head in the clouds. She must be in love.
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have other fish to fry
-imati pametnijeg posla I can’t take time for your problem. I have other fish to fry. I won’t waste time on your question. I have bigger fish to fry.
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have sth up your sleeve
-imati džoker u rukavu (ideju ili plan) If I know Mark he’ll have one or two tricks up his sleeve.
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have the cheek to do something
-imati obraza učiniti što; usuditi se učiniti što
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have the edge over
also: have the edge on/over somebody/something -to be slightly better than someone or something else He’s got the edge over other teachers because he’s so much more experienced. The new Renault has the edge on other similar models – it’s larger and cheaper.
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have two left feet
-imati dvije lijeve ruke I’m sorry, I can’t dance better. I have two left feet.
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have your finger on the pulse
-osjećati duh vremena; razumjeti suvremene težnje Whoever designed the new model obviously had their finger on the pulse – it’s precisely the sort of computer everyone’s been waiting for.
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have/keep (one’s) feet on the ground
-biti razuman i praktičan; biti/ostati prizemljen It is hard to keep your feet on the ground when you suddenly become famous. She’s a woman with both feet on the ground, who knows what’s what.
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He who pays the piper calls the tune
-onaj koji plaća odlučuje, diktira uvjete You may not agree with Mr Brown but he funded this venture, and he who pays the piper calls the tune.
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head-on crash
-frontalni sudar The black box is bolted into the tail of the aircraft to avoid damage in a head-on crash.
health insurance contributions
doprinos za zdravstveno osiguranje
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hear something through the grapevine
-čuti što u kuloarima; čuti što iz neslužbenih izvora I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don’t know anything more.
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heat up
-zagrijati se; postati žešći (fig) The ‘war for talent’ heats up. As the global economy improves, it’s a buyer’s market for jobseekers as firms fight to secure the best staff, …
heirs and graces
-(also air and graces): ponašanje/pretvaranje da si važnji od drugih jer pripadaš visokoj društvenoj klasi He may be the future king, but Prince William appeared to have no heirs and graces when he was spotted flying economy class on his way home from a friend’s wedding in the US.