perk (someone) up
-razveseliti, podići raspoloženje If you 'perk up', you suddenly become happier, cheerful or more energetic. Your visit really made him perk up. He was being miserable but he perked up when Mary arrived.
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a red letter day
-dan za pamćenje; dan kada se dogodi nešto izuzetno lijepo i značajno The day our daughter was born was a real red-letter day for us.
cut and dried
-čist posao, čist slučaj; gotov posao, gotova stvar Although a deal has been agreed, it is not yet cut-and-dried.
be a cut above the rest
-biti za tri koplja iznad ostalih This dark chocolate contains 70% cocoa solids. It's a cut above ordinary chocolate.
be too hot to handle
biti isuviše komplicirano/opasno Certain subjects are still too hot to handle on television shows.
get into hot water
upasti u teškoće (svojom krivicom) We got in hot water over the car deal. He's finally paid his tuition and is out of hot water with the school.
fish in troubled waters
(fig.) loviti u mutnom Frank is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that company. They are supposed to be in financial difficulties. The company could make more money by selling armaments abroad, but they would be fishing in troubled waters.
put away
-spremiti, staviti sa strane We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.
pick out
-izabrati There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.
like a fish out of water
-osjećati se neugodno u nekoj situaciji Whenever I am with your friends, I feel like a fish out of water. What on earth do you see in them—or me?
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