Stigla nam je jesen, stoga smo za vas pripremili zanimljive "jesenje" idiome koje možete upotrebiti u svakoj prilici, ali će tokom ovog godišnjeg doba imati posebnu čar.
Uživajte u jeseni i proširite svoj vokabular nekim novim korisnim izrazima!
1. Autumn years – ovaj izraz se često koristi da označi da se neko nalazi u poznim godinama.
“In his autumn years, Peter was able to enjoy his garden a lot more”
2. Apple of my eye – osoba koja nam je izrazito draga, najdraža osoba.
“Even though Frank has three children, his youngest has always been the apple of his eye”.
3. Old chestnut – ovaj zanimljivi izraz koristimo za vic ili šalu koju smo čuli toliko puta da više nije zanimljivo.
Ted: “The best years of your life are when you’re a child”.
Sue: “Not that old chestnut again!”
4. Golden handshake – Ovaj izraz se koristi pre svega u poslovnom engleskom i označava veliku sumu novca koja se daje zaposlenom (na višoj poziciji naravno) kada odlazi u penziju na primer.
“The CEO was given early retirement and a golden handshake of £800,000 when the company was restructured”.
5. Turn over a new leaf – Izraz koji i mi koristimo, okrenuti novi list!
“He has learned his lesson and has turned over a new leaf“.
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6. Take a leaf out of someone’s book – Ovaj idiom označava da pratimo nečiji primer!
“Alex has really done well to turn his life around. You should take a leaf out of his book”.
7. Lost in the mists of time – Znači da je nešto zaboravljeno zato što se dogodilo davno!
“The true significance of these traditions have been lost in the mists of time“.
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8. To drive someone nuts – Izludeti nekoga!
“That noise is driving me nuts. Please stop at once!”
9. To be nuts about someone or something – Biti "lud" za nekim ili nečim!
“I am nuts about that girl. I’d do anything for her”.
10. To squirrel something away – Zanimljivi izraz koji znači sakriti ili spremiti nešto kao što to rade veverice
“Lisa squirreled away a lot of money while she was working and now she can enjoy her retirement”.
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