the holy of holies
-svetinja nad svetinjama; nešto nepovredivo i uzvišeno; što se ne propituje The corporate board room is the holy of holies here. Not everybody has access to it.
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get out of hand
izmaknuti kontroli Things got a little out of hand at the party and three windows were broken. In my first year at college my drinking got a bit out of hand.
be/get on one’s high horse
biti umišljen/ohol We can't get on our high horse and judge other countries by our own standards.
nuts and bolts
-osnove nečega She's got a lot of good, general ideas, but when it comes to the nuts and bolts of getting something done, she's no good.
one’s future looks bright
-imati lijepu budućnost Tom's future looks bright and he will do well if he keeps working hard.
withstand/stand the test of time
"odolijevati zubu vremena" Bill and Nancy just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Their marriage has stood the test of time. The singer's work was not popular while she was alive, but it has stood the test of time.
heavyweight
(kol.) važna ili utjecajna osoba
spend a small fortune
(po)trošiti puno novaca Her hair ought to look good - she spends a small fortune on it.
clutch/grasp at straws
(fig.) hvatati se za slamku That is not a real solution to the problem. You are just clutching at straws. He's hoping that this new treatment will help him but I think he's clutching at straws.
salt of the earth
poštenjačina, dobričina (a person or group of people regarded as the finest of their kind) Everyone else has always thought she was the salt of the earth. Mrs. Jones is the salt of the earth. She is the first to help anyone in trouble. Frank's mother is the salt of the earth. She has five children of her own and yet fosters three others.
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