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s rupa, otvor, prodor, šupljina; jama, duplja, jazbina; [coll] škripac; [fig] bijedna nastamba, rupa, gnijezdo / to pick #s in = prigovarati, kritizirati; [fig] to make a # in = duboko zadrti (u), dobrano istrošiti; a round (square) peg in a square (round) # = čovjek na krivu mjestu ili položaju; to be in a # = nalaziti se u škripcu* * *
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otvor
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2 peg
s drven ili željezni čavao, klin; kuka; kolčić; štipaljka (za pričvršćivanje rublja na uže); [fig] predmet razgovora, izlika; čivija (ključ za zatezanje žica na gudačkom instrumentu); [sl] čašica pića (osobito brendi i soda /round # in square hole = čovjek neprikladan za mjesto na kome se nalazi; [fig] a # to hang on = predmet razgovora, izlika; to take (a p) down a # or two = poniziti (koga); there are always more round # s than round holes = uvijek ima više kandidata nego raspoloživih mjesta* * *
baciti
Äavao
Äep
drveni klin
klin
kolac
kuka
odrediti
oslonci za noge
Å¡tipaljka
Å¡tipaljka za rublje
vješalica
zapuÅ¡aÄ
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