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1 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vedeti2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) poznati3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) poznati4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) prepoznati•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *I [nóu]nounvednost, znanjecolloquially to be in the know — vedeti (zaupne stvari), spoznati seII [nóu]1.transitive verbvedeti, poznati, znati prepoznati; razpoznati, ločiti ( from);2.intransitive verbvedeti (of za, o); spoznati se ( about na)to know one's bussiness — ali to know a thing or two about, to know all about it, to know what is what, to know the ropes — dobro se na kaj spoznati, vedeti vse o čem, biti izkušen v čemI know better than to — nisem tako neumen, da bito know one from the other — razločiti med dvema, razpoznatidon't know him from Adam — nimam pojma, kdo jeto get ( —ali come) to know — spoznati, zvedetito let s.o. know — sporočiti komuto make known — razglasiti, oznanitito make o.s. known to — predstaviti se komu, seznaniti se s komto know one's own mind — vedeti, kaj hočeš, ne omahovatinot to know what to make of a thing — ne razumeti česa, ne znati si česa razložitinot that I know — ne da bi vedel, kolikor je meni znano neto know one's place — vedeti, kje je komu mesto, ne riniti se naprejto know one's way around — znajti se, spoznati seto know which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti kdo ti reže kruh, vedeti, kaj ti koristito know from a bull's foot — znati razlikovati, znati ločitibefore you know where you are — hipoma, preden se zavešdon't I know it! — pa še kako to vem!he wouldn't know (that) — težko, da bi vedel, ne more vedetiI would have you know that — rad bi ti povedal, da; rad bi ti pojasnilI have never known him to lie — kolikor jaz vem, ni nikoli lagalI know of s.o. who — vem za nekoga, kicolloquially not that I know of — ne da bi vedel -
2 bread
[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) kruh2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) kruh•- breadwinner
- bread and butter
- on the breadline* * *I [bred]nounkruh; hrana; zaslužekbread buttered on both sides — velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravekto know on which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti, kaj je ugodnobread and butter — kruh z maslom; figuratively hrana, zaslužekto take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth — odjesti komu kruhto break bread with s.o. — deliti s kom hranoBritish English slang bread and cow to cover — kruh z maslomto eat s.o.'s bread and salt — biti pri kom v gostehII [bred]transitive verbpovaljati v drobtinah -
3 butter
1. noun(a fatty substance made from cream by churning.) maslo2. verb(to spread with butter: She buttered the bread.) namazati z maslom- buttery- butterfingers
- butterscotch
- butter up* * *I [bʌtə]nounmaslo; figuratively dobrikanje, laskanje, prilizovanjehe looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth — videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet štetito quarrel with one's bread and butter — godrnjati čez svoje opravke, sam sebi škodovatirank butter — žarko, pokvarjeno masloII [bʌtə]transitive verbnamazati, zabeliti z maslom; figuratively dobrikati, prilizovati se, laskatifair ( —ali fine, kind) words butter no parsnips — z lepimi besedami se ne da popraviti, od lepih besed se ne da živetito know on which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti, kaj človeku koristicolloquially to butter up — laskati, dobrikati se
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know which side your bread is buttered on — informal : to know how to act or how to treat others in order to get what you want He pretends to be impartial, but believe me, he knows which side his bread is buttered on. • • • Main Entry: ↑bread know which side your bread is buttered on see… … Useful english dictionary
know which side (your) bread is buttered (on) — to be careful not to upset people who you know can help you. Ollie won t refuse to come with us. He knows which side his bread is buttered … New idioms dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered (on) — phrase to know who to be nice to or what to do in order to gain advantages for yourself Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: bread … Useful english dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered on — know who pays your salary, If you refuse extra work, you have common sense, bite the hand that feeds... don t know which side your bread is buttered on … English idioms
know which side your bread is buttered — know which side your ˈbread is buttered idiom (informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself Main entry: ↑knowidiom … Useful english dictionary
know which side your bread is buttered — If you know which side your bread is buttered, you know where your interests lie or what will be to your advantage. Jack never argues with his father in law. He knows which side his bread is buttered … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
don't know which side your bread is buttered on — do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don t know which side your bread is buttered on … English idioms
know which side your bread is buttered on — know what is and is not worth it … English contemporary dictionary
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know which side one's bread is buttered on — If you know which side one s bread is buttered on, you know where your interests lie and will act accordingly to protect or further them. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you know which side your bread is buttered, you know where… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions