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1 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) ostati pri svojem -
2 have it one's own way
(to get one's own way: Oh, have it your own way - I'm tired of arguing.) narediti po svoje -
3 mind one's own business
(to attend to one's own affairs, not interfering in other people's: Go away and mind your own business!) brigati se zase -
4 of one's own accord
(of one's own free will: He did it of his own accord, without being forced to.) po lastni volji -
5 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) v lastni režiji -
6 stand on one's own (two) feet
(to manage one's own affairs without help.) stati na lastnih nogahEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > stand on one's own (two) feet
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7 stand on one's own (two) feet
(to manage one's own affairs without help.) stati na lastnih nogahEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > stand on one's own (two) feet
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8 come into one's own
(to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc: He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.) uresničiti svoje želje -
9 get/have one's own way
(to do, get etc what one wants: You can't always have your own way.) doseči to, kar se hoče/delati po svoji glavi -
10 know one's own mind
((usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc: She doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.) biti si na jasnem -
11 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
12 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
13 get one's own back
(to revenge oneself: He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him).) maščevati se -
14 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) v lastno korist -
15 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) v lastno korist -
16 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) sam od sebe -
17 blow one's own trumpet
(to boast, praise oneself greatly etc.) hvaliti se -
18 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) imeti2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) priznati2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) lasten- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up* * *I [óun]adjective (samo za svojilnimi pridevniki ali svojilnim sklonom) lasten ( with my own eyes s svojimi očmi); poseben, svojski ( it has a value all its ŋ ima čisto svojsko vrednost); (zlasti z vokativom) ljubljeni, najdražji (my ŋ! moj najdražji!); (brez svojilnega pridevnika) pravi, resničen, v bližnjem sorodstvu ( an own brother rodni brat)to be one's own man ( —ali master) — biti sam svoj gospod, biti neodvisenof one's own — svoj, lastento come into one's own — dobiti, kar ti pripada; uveljaviti secolloquially on one's own — svoboden, neodvisen; iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebe, na svojo odgovornostcolloquially to be left on one's own — biti prepuščen sam sebiof one's own accord ( —ali motion) — iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebeII [óun]1.transitive verbimeti (v posesti); priznati za svoje, priznati, potrditi;2.intransitive verbdopuščati, pokoriti se, priznati (to)to own o.s. defeated — priznati svoj porazcolloquially to own up — odkrito priznati -
19 own up
( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) priznati -
20 watch one's step
(to be careful, especially over one's own behaviour.) biti previden
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