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s l. konj, at, papir, pastuh, ždrijebac; mužjak 2. konjaništvo, konjica, kavalerija 3. konj (gimnastička sprava) 4. stalak, kozlić / [fig] you may take a # to the water, but you can't make him drink = silom se ne može sve postići; [mil] light # = lako naoružana konjica; # artillery = konjička artiljerija; to take # = uzjahati; to #! = uzjaši!; [fig] to flog a dead # = uzalud trošiti trud; you don't look a gift # in the mouth = poklonjenu konju ne gledaju se zubi; to mount (ride) the high # = praviti se važan, dizati nos; [fig] dark # = stvar ili čovjek čije će se odlike tek otkriti; to spur a willing # = poticati bez potrebe; [fig] the willing # = voljan radnik; [fig] to hold one's #s = oklijevati, suzdržavati se; to put the cart before the # = izvrnuti redoslijed; uzeti posljedicu za uzrok to eat (work) like a # = jesti (raditi) kao konj; [mar] # latitudes = pojas tišina ([spec] na Atlantskom oceanu); to play # with a p = grubo postupati s kim; a # of another colour = nešto sasvim drugo; [mil] # and foot = konjica i pješadija; [fig] svim silama; [fig] straight from the #'s mouth = iz prve ruke; the Horse Guards = (engleska) konjička garda; [US] # opera = trećerazredni kaubojski film* * *
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