get cold feet
-uplašiti se odjednom nečega jako, a dugo smo to planirali I'm worried she may be getting cold feet about our trip to Patagonia.
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How to go back to school at 40
(Credit: Thinkstock) Registered nurse Colleen Cunningham was at a crossroads. Though the 46-year-old had been a nurse for two decades, liked her colleagues and had a good reputation, she felt that she’d exhausted the role. “I really just wanted to expand my scope,” she said. The answer? Another degree. A lot of larger companies will assist you financially if the field of study is relevant to your job and employer. — Brett Evans But the Albany, NY, resident didn’t quit her job. She enrolled in a full-time programme to become a nurse practitioner, which would qualify her to prescribe medication and [...]
duck someone
(sjeverno-američki engleski): zagnjuriti nekoga The kids were ducking each other in the pool.
as sharp as a needle
oštrouman The old man's senile, but his wife is as sharp as a needle.
look for a needle in a haystack
"tražiti iglu u plastu sijena"; (fig.) raditi uzaludan posao Trying to find a white glove in the snow is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I tried to find my lost contact lens on the beach, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
be none the wiser
-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.
go through something with a fine-tooth comb
-detaljno proći nešto I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring. My accountant is going over my tax return with a fine-tooth comb.
flunk out (of something)
-pasti razred; ne uspjeti u školi, obrazovanju Fred flunked out of school and never tried to go back. That's it. All F's.I've flunked out.
off the top of my head
-'iz glave' Mary: How much do you think this car would be worth on a trade? Fred: Well, right off the top of my head, I'd say about a thousand. Tom: What time does the morning train come in? Bill: Off the top of my head, I don't know.
blow someone or something out of the water
-potpuno uništiti nekoga ili nešto I will blow him out of the water if he shows up around here. The boss blew the whole idea out of the water. They came to court with fresh evidence that would, they said, blow the prosecution's case completely out of the water.
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