put sth on the line
-riskirati "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
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have oversight of
kontrolirati
overstep one’s competence
prekoračiti ovlasti As an EU citizen, I ask you to not allow the European Parliament to overstep its competence and stand up in favour of subsidiarity which is a founding principle of the EU.
get a grip (on something)
-shvatiti nešto The program will have helpful tips on how to get a grip on your finances. Something is obviously not right in our organization, and we must get a grip on the problem.
get a grip (on yourself)
-sabrati se Come on, get a grip, we've got an important meeting in five minutes. I just think he ought to get a grip on himself - he's behaving like a child.
think the world of someone
-obožavati nekoga; diviti se nekome He's an excellent doctor. His patients all think the world of him.
hang out
(kol.) zabavljati se u društvu, provoditi vrijeme s društvom We're going spend two days just relaxing and hanging out in quiet and privacy. Then again, what you really should be doing is hanging out outside and enjoying the weather.
fall from grace/favour
pasti u nemilost Mr Nemtsov served as first deputy PM under Boris Yeltsin but fell out of favour with Mr Putin
without/beyond a shadow of a doubt
bez ikakve sumnje One of those attending, Alexander Badiyev, said: "This was ordered by Putin, without a shadow of a doubt. They have shown us what the fate will be of all those who are against them."
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