U prvom tekstu “Idiomi u engleskom jeziku” smo govorili o tome zašto su idiomi toliko bitni u engleskom jeziku, a sada u drugom delu ćemo Vas upoznati sa 20 novih idioma, njhovim značenjem i dati Vam primer za svaki novi idiom.
A blessing in disguise – sreća u nesreći
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.
A dime a dozen – nešto uobičajno, svakidašnje
Plastic toys like these are a dime a dozen.
Better late than never – bolje ikad nego nikad
“He finally paid me the money he owed me.” “Well, better late than never.”
Break a leg – srećno
His family told him to “break a leg” right before he went up on stage.
Call it a day – prekinuti nešto jer ste umorni ili ne želite više to da radite
I’m getting a bit tired now – let’s call it a day.
Cut somebody some slack – ne biti toliko kritičan prema nekome
“He is late again.” “Cut him some slack – his wife just had a baby.”
Get your act together – organizovati se, kako biste mogli nešto efikasnije i bolje uraditi
She’s so disorganized – I wish she’d get her act together.
Give somebody the benefit of the doubt – verovati u ono što Vam neko priča
She said she was late because her flight had been canceled, and we gave her the benefit of the doubt.
Hang in there – ne odustati uprkos poteškoćama
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it’ll be OK.
It is not rocket science – nije komplikovano uraditi ili razumeti nešto
My coach always said, “Basketball is not rocket science. It’s about putting the ball in the basket.”
Let someone off the hook – osloboditi nekog krivice ili obaveze, ne kazniti ga zbog nečega što je načinio
I was meant to spend the weekend cleaning out the garage, but my wife let me off the hook so I could go on the big fishing trip with my friends.
Make a long story short – ispričati nešto ukratko, bez nepotrebnih detalja
Long story short, I got fired.
No pain no gain – bez muke nema nauke
A: This exercise is so difficult!
B: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. As they say, no pain, no gain!
Speak of the devil – mi o vuku, a vuk na vrata
Did you hear what happened to the teacher yesterday? Oh, speak of the devil, here she is.
That is the last straw – kap koja je prelila čašu
She’s always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when she started insulting my mother.
Time flies when you are having fun – vreme brzo prolazi u dobrom društvu, kada se zabavljate
A: I cannot believe it is 4 o’clock already.
B: Well, time flies when you are having fun.
Cutting corners – raditi nešto na brzinu, hvatati prečicu
Don’t cut corners on this project – it has to be done thoroughly, no matter the cost.
You can say that again – u pravu si, apsolutno se slažem sa tobom
“‘The weather’s been bad.’ ‘You can say that again!’”
Barking up the wrong tree – moliti se u pogrešnoj crkvi
You’re barking up the wrong tree if you think he can help you.
Bite off more than you can chew – preuzeti preveliki posao ili obavezu na sebe
I would like to suggest you that don’t bite off more than you can chew by accepting the job offer.
Nadamo se da ste naučili nešto novo danas. Pišemo Vam uskoro.
Do sledećeg čitanja.
