a leopard can’t change his spots
(or) A fox may change its skin, but never its character. proverb People can't change their basic nature. Vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada.
a licence to print money
-zarada preko noći; čista zarada These shopping channels are just a licence to print money.
a man’s house is his castle
-moja kućica, moja slobodica Don't tell me not to go around the house in my underwear. A man's home is his castle.
a new lease on life also a new lease of life
-novi dah života; produženi životni vijek The heart operation was a complete success and has given her a new lease on life.
a quick fix
-brzo rješenje The truth about dieting is that there is no quick fix. Weight must be lost gradually, over a period of time.
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.
a roller coaster
kolo sreće
a roof over your head
-mjesto za živjeti We didn't have any money, but at least we had a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs.
a sea change
-ogromna promjena
a shot in the dark
(fig.) pucanj u prazno
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