face the music
-suočiti se s posljedicama; prihvatiti kaznu Mary broke a dining room window and had to face the music when her father got home. After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face the music.
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elbow people aside
-laktariti se; izgurati nekoga She elbowed the other woman aside and there was almost a fight. The rude woman elbowed aside all the other people.
verging on the impossible
na granici nemogućeg
show one’s true colours
pokazati pravo lice We always thought he was completely honest, but he showed his true colors when he tried to use a stolen credit card .
as far as back 1950
već 1950. godine These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years.
the call of conscience
glas savjesti Other leaders urged him to listen to the voice of conscience and hold free elections.
as hard as nails
okrutan; bešćutan She'll be good in business - she's as hard as nails.
a flag at half-mast
zastava na pola koplja The flag was flying at half-mast because the general had died. Americans fly flags at half-staff on Memorial Day.
pass the hat round
skupljati priloge We're passing the hat round for Simon's leaving present.
keep something under one’s hat
čuvati tajnu I'm getting married, but keep it under your hat.
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