Engleski rječnici

syn to be about to do something biti na rubu da se nešto učini/dogodi We were on the verge of going bankrupt when my wife won the lottery.

biti " lud" za nečim

zanovjetalo u autu, stalno govori vozaču kako da vozi

More than 1,000 homes have so far been flooded in England, and experts are warning that conditions are likely to get worse. The Environment Agency has warned of more weather chaos over the next few days - and says flooding may get worse in some areas. Thousands of people spent Christmas Day without power and many were evacuated due to flooding. With stormy weather expected to continue through the week, the Environment Agency (EA) said the Christmas misery might get worse. Rolt family, from Crawley, have a candlelit McDonald's meal for ChristmasIt said there could be "significant disruption" across southern England, [...]

"Engineers have been working flat out to get power back on." Some of those hit by power cuts over Christmas could be without electricity until the end of the week after storms left 1,000 homes in England flooded. The Energy Networks Association said late on Christmas Day that 24,000 properties in the South and South East were still without power. Homes in the South East and South West had borne the brunt of the flooding, the Environment Agency added. Two severe flood warnings remain in place in Dorset where rain is forecast. The Environment Agency warning - meaning there is a danger to [...]

The real magic words in the workplace (Thinkstock) Gordon Nixon, chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada, apologises for not being more sensitive to employees, whose jobs are being outsourced, and says they will be offered comparable positions within the bank. Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL, acknowledges to his staff that he made a mistake when he publicly fired an employee during a company conference call and apologises to the ousted individual. The 'extra something' bosses want Gregg Steinhafel, CEO of Target, says he is genuinely sorry that a corporate political donation upset the retailer’s gay and transgender employees. Some [...]

-privući čiju pažnju; svidjeti se kome The advertisement caught my eye.

-doći do mrtve točke  I've come to a dead end. I'm fresh out of ideas. The committee reached a dead end on the matter and tabled the whole business. The road comes to a dead end about a mile farther.

-predmet želja, dugo željena stvar