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s 1. luđak, luda, blesan, glupan, budala 2. [hist] dvorska luda 3. [fig] igračka; ruglo, nasamareni / he is a # to him = on nije ništa prema njemu; to play the # = lakrdijati; no # like an old # = nema gorega nego kad starac poludi; #'s bolt is soon shoot = budali što na srcu to na jeziku; to make a # of = praviti ludu od koga, nasaditi koga, podvaliti kome; to make a # of oneself = načiniti budalu od sebe, učiniti se smiješnim; to be a # for one's pains = raditi zabadava, mučiti se ni za što; All Fools' Day = prvi aprila; April # = čovjek nasamaren 1. aprila; one # makes many = lud čovjek zaludi deset drugih; #'s errand = jalov trud; #'s mate = mat u dva poteza; #'s paradise = zemlja slasti i lasti s [cul] voćna krema* * *
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luda
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luđak
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s patka, plovka; pačetina; zlato, miljenče;[US sl] momak / like a # in thunderstorm = smeten, zbunjen, zgranut; like water on a #'s back = bezuspješan, bez učinka; he took to it like a # to water = odmah se privikao, pošlo mu za rukom; fine day for young #s = kišovit dan; [fig] lame # = propao špekulant; invalid, nemoćna osoba, slabić; in two shakes of #'s tail = u tren oka; #s and drakes = igra bacanja žabica (na vodi); [fig] to play #s and drakes with, to make #s and drakes of = tratiti, ra- sipati što, rasprčkati s brzo, kratko uronjenje (pri kupanju); naklon, kimanje (glavom) s vrsta jakog mornarskog platna / #s [pl] = hlače od gruba sukna* * *
patka
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zagnjuriti se
См. также в других словарях:
make a play for something — phrase to try and get something such as an important job or position Jim made a play for head of department, but didn’t succeed. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: play * * * make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom … Useful english dictionary
make a play for someone — make a play for (someone) to try to start a romantic relationship with someone. If I wasn t happily married, I might make a play for him myself … New idioms dictionary
make a play for — (someone) to try to start a romantic relationship with someone. If I wasn t happily married, I might make a play for him myself … New idioms dictionary
make a play for something — make a play for (something) to try to get something. It was rumoured that he would make a play for the director s post … New idioms dictionary
make a play for — (something) to try to get something. It was rumoured that he would make a play for the director s post … New idioms dictionary
make a play for sth — ► to try to get control of something: »The government has been accused of making a play for online betting tax revenues. Main Entry: ↑play … Financial and business terms
make a play for somebody — make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom to try to obtain sth; to do things that are intended to produce a particular result • She was making a play for the sales manager s job. Main entry: ↑playidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a play for — ► make a play for informal attempt to attract or attain. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
make a play for someone — phrase to try to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone by making them notice you Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: play … Useful english dictionary
make a play for — phrasal : to attempt to capture make a play for the tourist trade with performances of native dances Time * * * make a play for (informal) 1. To try to get 2. To attempt to seduce • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * … Useful english dictionary
make a play for — American (of a male) to seek to engage heterosexually One of the moves in football and see play: Don t make a play for me, Peter. I wasn t planning to. (Sanders, 1983) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
