Izraz pomeni prenehati napadati oziroma kritizirati nekoga. Please, call off the dogs. I apologize for what I have done.
call off the dogs
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Mesec: april 2019
cry over spilt milk
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Izraz uporabimo, ko izrazimo obžalovanje glede nečesa, kar se je zgodilo, nad čemer nimamo več vpliva. Yes, we made a mistake, but there’s no point…
play with a full deck
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Izraz pomeni (ne) obnašati se trezno oz. razumno. Look at that guy’s behaviour. He is not playing with a full deck.
NO in NOT sta dve najpogostejši besedi, s katerima izražamo zanikanje, zato je pomembno, da vemo, kdaj bomo uporabili vsako izmed njiju.
a bitter pill to swallow
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Izraz pomeni nekaj zelo neprijetnega, kar pa vseeno moramo sprejeti. Losing to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow.
butter someone up
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Izraz pomeni biti še posebej prijazen do nekoga, ponavadi zaradi sebičnih razlogov. At least butter me up before you ask for money.
Izraz pomeni ravnati odločno v težki situaciji. Why don’t you grab the bull by the horns and ask your boss for a raise?
smell a rat
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Izraz pomeni zaznati oziroma začutiti, da je nekaj narobe. He’s been working late with her every night this week – I smell a rat!