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Poslovni engleski
-biti u središtu pažnje The singer was in the spotlight but the band was almost in the dark. The spotlight finds me! Reflektori me pronađu!
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-novac koji se lako zaradi (informal) (također: money for jam) Babysitting is money for old rope if the children go to sleep early. Most people think being a professional footballer is money for jam.
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-nije stvar za smijanje, nije smiješno It might seem funny but I tell you what, getting stuck up a tree is no laughing matter.
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-ne razumjeti nešto; ne biti svjestan nečega Isobel must have explained the theory three times to me but I’m afraid I’m still none the wiser.
-biti u dobrim odnosima s nekim We were always on good terms with our neighbours.
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-biti na svom terenu; odlično vladati kakvom materijom …a company that never expected to be challenged on its home ground of software development.
-biti na nečijoj ‘zlatnoj’ listi (miljenik ste) Does your boss play favourites? If you aren’t on your boss’s golden list, sure it’s annoying because chances are you won’t be given what you need to do your job.
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-biti na nivou; biti OK, biti pouzdan, biti pošten The offer seems too good to be true. Are you quite sure the man’s on the level?
-‘padati s nogu’, biti jako umoran I’d just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs.
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-ne imati znanje, iskustvo niti vještine za određenu situaciju/stvar Kovac said: ‘I must say the referee was completely out of his depth.
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-prošlo mu je vrijeme, nije više aktualan
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-biti za tri koplja ispred koga; biti mnogo bolji od koga In terms of profitability, the company is streets ahead of its nearest rival. He’s fairly average at English but his maths is streets ahead of any other kid in the class.
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