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1 a nu-i fi boii acasă
to be out of spiritsto be of bad cheerto be like a cat on hot bricksto feel cheapto be as queer as Dick's hat-bandto be feeling all no howto be in the wrong boxto be a cup too lowînv. to feel vickynot to be (quite) oneselfamer. to be off the beamsl. înv. to have the hump up. -
2 a spăla bine pe cineva
fig. to drop (up)on smb. (like a ton of bricks). -
3 a sta ca pe ace / foc / ghimpi / jar / jeratic / mărăcini / spini / cărbuni aprinşi
to be / to sit (up)on pins (and needles)to be on tenterhooksto be / to sit (up)on thornsto be all on edgeto have a rough timeto be in a stew / in hot wateramer. to be on anxious seatto stand upon burning coalsto be on fire / on the gridironto be on hot bricks.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a sta ca pe ace / foc / ghimpi / jar / jeratic / mărăcini / spini / cărbuni aprinşi
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4 ca pe ace / ghimpi / jăratic
on thorns(like a cat) on hot bricksin a stewon pins and needles.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > ca pe ace / ghimpi / jăratic
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5 ca peştele pe uscat
like a fish out of waterlike a cat on hot bricksout of one's elementamer. like a cat in a strange garret. -
6 cu toată puterea
with might and mainby main force / strengthlike pricks / a brick / a cartload /amer. a ton of brickswith all one's force. -
7 din răsputeri
to the utmost extentwith might and mainlike hell / blazeshammer and tongswith all one's forcein full crylike beanslike fortylike bricks / a brick / a cartloadamer. sl. full chisel. -
8 pe jăratic
1. on (hot) embers.2. fig. on storms / edge / tenterhooks(like a cat) on hot bricks / in a stew / on a (hot) tin roof.
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