a bedsit
a furnished sitting room containing sleeping accommodation and sometimes cooking and washing facilities.
a big shot/wheel
-velika zvjerka, moćna i utjecajna osoba Mr Madison is a big shot in the world of finance.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani
a blessing in disguise
-dobro u lošemu Tony's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise, because he got enough insurance money from the other driver to make a down payment on a house. Dad's illness was a blessing in disguise; it brought the family together for the first time in years.
a blue collar
-plavi ovratnik, manuelni radnik
a bull in a china shop
-slon u prodavaonici porculana, nespretan čovjek
a busman’s holiday
-radni odmor, odmor proveden u radu Going to the beach is too much of a busman's holiday for him - he's a lifeguard!
a busy bee
vrijedan kao mrav
a common refrain
-učestala fraza Are you crazy busy? Overworked? Are you sure? It’s a common refrain from friends — or our own mouths — that we’re too busy and have too much to do.
a dark horse
-prava nepoznanica; do jučer nepoznat javnosti It's difficult to predict who will win the prize—there are two or three dark horses in the tournament. Everyone was surprised at the results of the election. The dark horse won. 1. (British & Australian humorous) a person who does not tell other people about their ideas or skills and who surprises people by doing something that they do not expect I didn't know Linda had written a novel. She's a bit of a dark horse, isn't she? 2. a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to (sometimes + [...]
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