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s [coll][abbr] traktor gusjeničar s [zool] mačka; životinja iz porodice mačaka; [fig] mačka (žena); [mar] orepak, kluba, parana (sidra); dvostruki tronog; devetorepi bič; [US] [sl] džez entuzijast / [fig] to turn a # in the pan = okretati kabanicu prema vjetru; [fig] to wait for the # to jump, see which way the # jumps = paziti otkuda vjetar puše, ne izjasniti se dok se ne vidi razvoj političkih događanja ili ne čuje javno mišljenje; to fight like Kikenny #s = boriti se do istrebljenja; to bell the # = uzeti na se opasnost zajedničkog pothvata; like a # on hot bricks = vrlo nervozno; to live like # and dog = živjeti (u zavadi) kao pas i mačka; it is raining #s and dogs kiša lije kao iz kabla; to let the # out of the bag = izbrbljati tajnu; a # may look at a king =čovjek ni pred kim ne smije gubiti svoje dostojanstvo; care killed the # = ostavi brigu, briga slijedi, udri brigu na veselje; he has not got a #s'chance = on nema nikakvih izgleda (u uspjeh); there's no room to swing a # in = nema mjesta ni da se okreneš; Tom # = mačak; # & dog Life = život (muža i žene) pun razmirica, [sl] # & mouse Act = zakon kojim se dopušta da oni koji štrajkaju glađu budu privremeno oslobođeni; when the cat's away the mice will play = kad mačke nema kod kuće, miševi se vesele* * *
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