go the distance: to continue doing something until it is finished, even if it is hard ići do kraja, daleko dospjeti She was exhausted by the final lap, but she pushed herself to go the distance and win the race. Many small cafés close quickly, but this one has gone the distance and stayed open for twenty years. Their marriage has gone the distance, lasting happily for more than 50 years.
string someone along: to make someone believe something false over a long period of time prevariti nekoga, varati, davati lažnu nadu He strung her along for years, pretending he wanted to get married. The company strung the workers along with promises of a pay raise that never came. The company strung their investors along with promises of a groundbreaking technology that never materialized.
in poor taste: something that is offensive, inappropriate, or shows bad judgment neukusno, lošeg ukusa The comedian’s joke about the school shooting was in poor taste and upset the audience. Making fun of someone’s appearance is always in poor taste. Some people thought the movie’s ending was in poor taste, but others found it funny.
break the mold: to do something in a new and different way that is not like the usual way razbiti kalup, prekršiti šablone, prekinuti niz Most new phones look the same, but one new model broke the mold with a bendable screen. Everyone in his family became a lawyer or a doctor, but he broke the mold and became a painter. Most schools focus on memorization and testing. One small school broke the mold by letting students learn through projects and real-life work.
trace back: to follow something to learn where it started or came from voditi do, pratiti unazad The company traced the sudden drop in sales back to a mistake in their online advertising. A scientific team traced the rise in infections back to one untreated water source in the region. A research team traced the mistake in their results back to a small typing error in the original data.
go on about (something): to talk a lot about something, often in a way that others find boring or annoying nastaviti, dalje činiti; govoriti My grandfather always goes on about the good old days when everything was cheaper. She went on about her new job for hours, and we could not change the subject. He loves football, but he goes on about his favorite team so much that his friends get tired of it.
against all odds: when someone succeeds or survives even though it seemed almost impossible usprkos svim izgledima, unatoč svemu The team won the championship against all odds after losing their best player early in the season. She started her own successful business against all odds, with no money and no experience. The scientists found a cure against all odds, after every other experiment had failed.
stand one’s ground: to not give up or retreat when challenged ustrajati, ne popuštati, ne odustajati When her boss told her to work all night, she stood her ground and said she needed to go home. The small dog stood its ground when the bigger dog barked at it. Even though everyone disagreed with him, he stood his ground and calmly explained his opinion.
run across: to meet or find someone or something by chance slučajno sresti ili pronaći nekoga ili nešto, naići na nekoga ili nešto She ran across her favorite teacher at the supermarket and was happy to see him again. While reading online, I ran across a story that changed how I think about kindness. We ran across a small café on our trip that had the best coffee we ever tasted.
fly under the radar: to stay unnoticed or not attract attention letjeti ispod radara; ostati nezapažen ili ne privlačiti pažnju For years, the small bakery flew under the radar until the New York Times wrote about it. The new rule change flew under the radar because few people read the email. The team’s success flew under the radar until they won the big competition.
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