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1 wall
s 1. zid, bedem (&fig); [bot] stijenka 2. [arch] dio pločnika uza zid (kuda se pušta da idu starije i poštovanja vrijedne osobe) / to run one's head against a # = htjeti(udarati) glavom kroza zid, pokušati učiniti nešto nemoguće; to see through brick # = biti vrlo pronicljiv; #s have ears = zidovi imaju uši; with one's back to the # = u škripcu, u tešku položaju; [min] hanging # = gornja stijena koja zatvara žilu; [arc] to give one the # = ustupiti komu mjesto da može hodati kraj zida (kao počast); [arch] to take the # of = ne ustupiti komu mjesto kraj zida; to be up against a brick # = ne moći dalje; [fig] to go to the # = propasti, podleći, biti pritisnut o zid, biti zapostavljen, pasti pod stečaj; [fig] the weakest goes to the # = najslabiji biva pobjeđen; [fig] to send a p to the # =stjerati koga u škripac, pritisnuti o zid; [fig] to meet a dead # = naići na razumjevanje; to paint the devil on the # = igrati se s đavolom; [sl] go up the # = razbjesniti se* * *
bedem
granica
obzidati
opasati zidom
stijena
stijenka
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2 see through
vt 1. progledati, prozreti (čije namjere) 2. pomoći kome da izađe iz teška položaja / to see a th through = ne pustiti neki posao dok se ne dovrši; to # a brick wall = biti neobično pronicav* * *
dokuÄiti
prozreti
См. также в других словарях:
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brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc. * * * … Universalium
brick wall — n. anything or anyone that is impenetrable, unrelenting, unyielding, etc … English World dictionary
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brick wall — noun Date: 15th century 1. a wall made of brick 2. an immovable block or obstruction < the plan ran into a brick wall > … New Collegiate Dictionary
brick wall — /brɪk ˈwɔl/ (say brik wawl) noun 1. a wall made from bricks. 2. a barrier to further progress in some enterprise: we came up against a brick wall. –brickwall, adjective …
brick wall — noun An obstacle. They all ran up against the brick wall of high cost until the cryogenic option was proven feasible in 1973. [ … Wiktionary
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — See: STONE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
brick wall — … Useful english dictionary
run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
