Engleske poslovice i izreke
it cuts both ways - ma~ s dve o{trice
to have one foot in the grave - biti jednom nogom u grobu
from pilar to post - od nemila do nedraga
strike while the iron is hot - gvo`dje se kuje dok je vru}e
look before you leap - prvo sko~i pa ka`i hop
it's the early bird that catches the bird - ko rano rani dve sre}e grabi
all things come to him who waits - ko ~eka do~eka
it takes two to make a quarrel - za svadju je potrebno dvoje
he laughs best who laughs last - ko se poslednji smeje najsladje se smeje
the grass is always greener on the other side - tudje sladje
when the cat's away, the mice will play - kad nema ma~ke mi{evi kolo vode
a bird in a hand is better than two in a bush - bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani
don't look gift horse in a mouth - poklonjenom konju se zubi ne gledaju
as plain as the nose on your face - jasno k'o dan
you can't see the trees from the forest - od {ume ne vidi drve}e
to lead somebody by the nose - vu}i nekog za nos
it's selling like hot cakes - ide k'o alva
no pains no gains - bez muke nema nauke
to clutch at a straw - hvatati se za slamku
to take one's lump - progutati knedlu
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - bolje spre~iti nego le~iti
a kind word opens any door - lepa re~ i gvozdena vrata otvara
beat around the bush - mlatiti praznu slamu
to have two strings to one's bow - sedeti na dve stolice
a fair face and a fool heart - spolja gladac, iznutra jadac
to kill two birds with one stone - jednim udarcem ubiti dve muve
to know what's what - znati u ~emu je stvar
out of sight, out of mind - daleko od o~iju, daleko od srca
to mind one's P's and Q's - biti obazriv
if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain - ako ne}e breg Muhamedu, Muhamed }e bregu
a penny for your thouthts - da mi je znati {ta misli{
to pick holes in everything - tra`iti dlaku u jajetu
fit as a fiddle - zdrav k'o dren
to cut to the quick - dirnuti u `ivac
a 64-dollar question - veoma va`no pitanje
to get on somebody's better side - podvu}i se nekom pod ko`u
still waters run deep - tiha voda breg roni
to fish in troubled waters - loviti u mutnom
when there is a will, there is a way - sve se mo`e kad se ho}e
haste makes waste - {to je brzo to je i kuso
