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s prosjak, prosjakinja; siromah, jadnik;[coll] momak / little # = mališan, sucky # = sretnik; insolent # = bezobraznik; set a # on horseback and he will ride to the devil = nema goreg nego kad se opanak popapući; #s can't be choosers = poklonjenom se konju ne gleda u zube; if wishes werre horses beggars would ride = što bi bilo kad bi bilo* * *
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