9 English Idioms with Explanations and Examples | Learn English Vocabulary Lesson

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- Hello, everyone!

Pozdrav svima!

And welcome back to English With Lucy.

i dobrodošli natrag u English With Lucy.

I have been testing out

Isprobavala sam novu

the new poll function on Instagram.

funkciju za glasanje na Instagramu.

If you don't already follow me

(Ako me već ne pratite,

it's @LearnEnglishWithLucy.

zovem se @LearnEnglishWithLucy).

Somebody already took EnglishWithLucy

Netko je već zauzeo EnglishWithLucy

so I had to add learn, I'm sorry.

pa sam morala dodati Learn, žao mi je.

So yes, on my Instagram Stories

Dakle, na mojim pričama na Instagramu

I've been asking you guys

tražila sam vas

what you want to see in my videos.

što želite vidjeti u mojim videima.

I'm going to be talking to you

Govorit ću vam o nekim vrlo

about some really lovely expressions and idioms.

ljupkim izrazima i idiomima

And I've decided that I'm going to talk about

i odlučila sam da ću govoriti o

expressions and idioms that relate to animals.

izrazima i idiomima koji se odnose na životinje.

Because in a lot of our daily conversation,

Zato jer često u svakodnevnom govoru

we mention animals

spominjemo životinje,

but we don't always intend to talk about animals.

ali ne namjeravamo često govoriti o njima.

So let's talk about that today.

Stoga, danas ćemo govoriti o njima.

Quickly, before we get started,

Brzo, prije nego što počnemo

I'd just like to thank the sponsor of today's video,

željela bih zahvaliti sponzoru današnjeg videa,

it is Lingoda.

Lingodi.

You guys should already know this.

Već biste trebali ovo znati.

Lingoda is an online language academy.

Lingoda je online jezična škola.

You can learn English, Spanish, German, and French.

Možete naučiti engleski, španjolski, njemački i francuski,

And you have real face-to-face video lessons

možete imati osobne video lekcije

both with private tutors and with groups as well.

s privatnim učiteljima i grupama, također.

You sign up on a monthly subscription package basis.

Prijavite se na mjesečni pretplatni paket

And they've given me a very special offer for you.

i dali su mi vrlo posebnu ponudu samo za vas.

You can get 50 Euros or $50 off your first month at Lingoda.

Možete dobiti 50 eura ili 50 dolara popusta u prvom mjesecu korištenja Lingode.

All you have to do is click on the link

Samo morate kliknuti na link

in the description box

dolje u opisu

and use the code LUCY2.

i upotrijebiti kod LUCY2

Right, let's get started with the lesson.

Dakle, počnimo s lekcijom.

Now the first one,

Prva fraza.

what am I talking about

O čemu govorim

if I talk about the birds and the bees?

ako govorim o "pticama i pčelama"?

So I might say something like,

Mogla bih reći nešto poput

"I learned about the birds and the bees

"Naučila sam o pticama i pčelama

"from my friends at school."

od mojih školskih prijatelja."

Or "My mom refused to teach me

Ili "Moja mama me odbila naučiti

"about the birds and the bees."

o pticama i pčelama."

What could it possibly mean?

Što bi to moglo značiti?

It means sex education or sometimes just sex.

Znači edukacija o spolnom odnosu, ili ponekad samo spolni odnos.

If I ask you, "Where did you learn

Ako vas pitam "Gdje ste naučili

"about the birds and the bees?"

o pticama i pčelama?",

I'm asking you, "Where did you learn

pitam vas "Gdje ste naučili

"about how babies are made?", for example.

kako se rade djeca?", na primjer.

It's an important one to know

To je važno znati

to avoid any awkward situations.

zato da možete izbjeći bilo kakve neugodne situacije.

I don't want somebody to ask you

Ne želim da vas netko pita

about the birds and the bees

o pticama i pčelama,

and for you to start talking about honey and parrots.

a da vi počnete govoriti o medu i papigama.

(laughing)

The next one is to have ants in one's pants.

Sljedeća fraza je "imati crve u guzici" .

I wonder if this one translates into your language.

Zanima me ako ovo postoji na vašem jeziku.

Comment below if this one is the same in your language.

Komentirajte ako je ova fraza ista na vašem jeziku.

But if you have ants in your pants,

Ako imate crve u guzici,

it means that you are full of nervous energy,

znači da ste puni energije i nervozni,

you can't stop moving,

ne možete se prestati micati,

you're maybe a little bit hyperactive.

možda ste malo hiperaktivni.

So sometimes in the morning

Tako nekad ujutro

I really want to go on my run

jako želim ići trčati

and I have ants in my pants.

i imam crve u guzici.

I can't stop moving until I go on my run

Ne mogu se prestati kretati dok ne počnem trčati

and burn all my energy.

i potrošim svu energiju.

Now the next one is a phrasal verb

Iduća na redu je fraza

and it is to chicken out.

"ustrtariti se".

To chicken out.

Ustrtariti se.

I'm going to use it in a sentence for you.

Upotrijebit ću to u rečenici.

I was going to jump off the cliff but I chickened out.

Htjela sam skočiti s litice, ali ustrtarila sam se.

It's inseparable.

Fraza je nerazdvojna,

You can't separate it.

ne možete ju razdvojiti.

It means, to decide not to do something

Znači odlučiti da nešto nećete napraviti

because you are scared.

jer vas je strah.

It's to avoid doing something because you are scared.

Znači izbjeći učiniti nešto jer se bojite.

So I was going to jump off the cliff

Dakle, željela sam skočiti s litice,

but then I felt afraid so I didn't.

ali onda sam se uplašila pa sam odustala.

I chickened out.

Ustrtarila sam se.

The next one, I've got another phrasal verb for you

Iduća je isto fraza

and this is to clam up.

koja glasi "zatvoriti gubicu".

To clam up.

Zatvoriti gubicu.

A clam is a shellfish, it's a type of seafood.

Školjka je vrsta školjaša, vrsta morske hrane.

Delicious.

Vrlo ukusna.

But to clam up has nothing to do with shellfish.

Ali, zatvoriti gubicu nema veze sa školjkom.

I could say, "I asked him where he was last night

Mogla bih reći "Pitala sam ga gdje je sinoć bio

"and he quickly clammed up."

i brzo je zatvorio gubicu."

If he clammed up it means

Ako je zatvorio gubicu, znači da je

he shut his mouth, stopped talking.

zatvorio usta, prestao je pričati.

And it means to stop talking quite suddenly and abruptly.

Znači prestati pričati iznenada i naglo.

Now the next one,

Sad, iduću frazu

I can't remember if I've mentioned this in a video before.

ne sjećam se jesam li već spomenula u videu.

Maybe, but I think it's very relevant

Možda jesam, ali mislim da je vrlo važna

and important for this video,

i bitna za ovaj video.

it is to hold one's horses.

Glasi "sabrati se"

So it could be said as an exclamation,

Može biti izrečena kao usklik:

"Hold your horses!"

"Saberi se!"

"Hold your horses!"

"Saberi se!"

It means "Wait and be patient!

Znači čekaj i budi strpljiv!

"Stop being impatient."

"Prestani biti nestrpljiv."

I remember my mom always used to say this to me,

Sjećam se da mi je to mama stalno govorila,

especially when it was snowing.

osobito kada je sniježilo.

I always wanted to get outside,

Uvijek sam željela ići van,

go in the snow and she used to say,

gdje je snijeg, i uvijek je govorila

"Hold your horses.

"Saberi se.

"If you're going out on the snow,

Ako ćeš ići van gdje je snijeg,

"you need to wear a hat, you need to wear a scarf,

moraš imati kapu, moraš imati šal,

"we need to get your coat on."

moraš imati kaput."

And I was too excited, I had ants in my pants.

I bila sam previše uzbuđena, imala sam crve u guzici.

I had to hold my horses and I had to wait and be patient.

I morala sam se sabrati i čekati i biti strpljiva.

The next one is to be in the dog house.

Iduća je "biti u psećoj kućici".

To be in the dog house.

Biti u psećoj kućici.

So I might say, "My dad came back

Mogu reći "Moj tata se vratio

"very late from the pub last night

vrlo kasno iz pivnice sinoć

"and now he's in the dog house."

i sad je u psećoj kućici"

To be in the dog house means

Biti u psećoj kućici znači

that you are in trouble with another person.

biti u nevolji kod druge osobe.

So my dad is in trouble with my mom.

Dakle, moj tata je u nevolji kod moje mame.

My mom is not happy with my dad

Moja mama nije zadovoljna s mojim tatom

and she's put him, not literally, in the dog house.

i poslala ga je, ne doslovno, u pseću kućicu.

Now the next one is such a useful one.

Iduća fraza je vrlo korisna.

I use it all the time.

Ja ju stalno koristim.

It is to kill two birds with one stone.

Glasi "ubiti dvije muhe jednim udarcem."

And you might be able to work out what it means actually.

Možda ćete sami shvatiti što to zapravo znači

And I'd love to know as well

i željela bih znati, također

if you have an alternative for this in your language.

ako postoji alternativa za ovo u vašem jeziku.

Please, please, please comment below.

Molim vas, molim vas, komentirajte.

I love it when you talk about

Volim kada govorite

idioms being the same in your language.

o istim idiomima na vašem jeziku.

To kill two birds with one stone

Ubiti dvije muhe jednim udarcem

is to get two things done,

znači obaviti dvije stvari,

to complete two tasks with just one effort.

izvršiti dva zadatka sa samo jednim trudom.

If I pick up my friend from school

Ako pokupim svoju prijateljicu iz škole

and I go shopping on the same trip,

i idem u kupovinu u istom putovanju,

I killed two birds with one stone

ubila sam dvije muhe jednim udarcem.

because I've done two things with just one trip.

Jer sam obavila dvije stvari u samo jednom putu.

Okay, what's my next one?

U redu, koja je iduća fraza?

Straight from the horse's mouth.

"Iz prve ruke".

If you hear something straight from the horse's mouth

Ako nešto čujete iz prve ruke,

it means that you are hearing it from the original source.

znači da to čujete od prvog izvora.

So if someone asks me, "Are you sure you're right

Dakle, ako me netko pita "Jesi li sigurna da si u pravu

"about that piece of news?"

u vezi one vijesti?",

I'll say, "I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.

ja ću reći "Čula sam to iz prve ruke."

"They told me directly."

Ta osoba mi je to izravno rekla.

And the last one is to smell a rat.

I zadnja je "njušiti krticu".

"Hmm, I smell a rat here."

"Hm, njušim krticu."

Now, I actually really like rats

Ja zapravo volim štakore. (eng. rat=štakor)

and they're actually quite clean and shouldn't smell.

i zapravo su vrlo čisti i ne bi trebali mirisati,

But if you smell a rat,

ali ako nanjušite krticu,

it means that you suspect trickery

znači da sumnjate na smicalicu

or wrongdoing in a situation.

ili zlodjelo u nekoj situaciji.

So if something is maybe too good to be true,

Ako je nešto možda predobro da bi bilo istinito,

like for example I've just had a Nigerian prince

kao, na primjer, Nigerijski princ

tell me that I've won 20 million dollars

rekao mi je da sam osvojila 20 milijuna dolara

and all I have to do is send him my bank details.

i sve što trebam učiniti je poslati mu detalje svog bankovnog računa,

My mom might say to me, "Lucy, I smell a rat.

moja mama bi mogla reći "Lucy, njušim krticu."

"I think there's trickery going on here."

"Mislim da se dešava neka smicalica."

Yeah, so to smell a rat is to suspect trickery

Ali da, njušiti krticu znači sumnjati na smicalicu

or malicious intent.

ili zlu namjeru.

Right guys, that's it for today's lesson.

Dakle, gotovi smo s današnjom lekcijom.

As I've said before,

Kao što sam već rekla,

if you have any of the translations for these idioms

ako imate neke prijevode za ove idiome

in your own language,

na vlastitom jeziku,

please comment them below

molim vas, komentirajte

and remember to mention which language you're talking about.

i nemojte zaboraviti spomenuti koji je to jezik.

Also, if you'd like to contribute subtitle translations,

Također, ako želite pridonijeti prijevodu podnaslova,

you can do that by following the link in the description box

možete praćenjem linka dolje u opisu

and you can translate the subtitles for this video

i možete prevesti podnaslov za ovaj video

into your own language,

na vlastiti jezik

so you can help people

i time pomoći ljudima

who aren't at such a high level as you are.

koji nisu na tako visokoj razini kao što ste vi.

Also, don't forget to check out Lingoda.

I nemojte zaboraviti isprobati Lingodu,

The link is also in the description box

link je također dolje u opisu

and you can use the code that I mentioned before.

i možete upotrijebiti kod koji sam spomenula ranije.

Don't forget to connect with me

Nemojte se zaboraviti spojiti sa mnom

on all of my social media.

na svim mojim društvenim stranicama,

I've got my Facebook, I've got my Instagram,

Imam Facebook, imam Instagram

and I've got my Twitter.

i imam Twitter.

And I will see you soon for another lesson.

Vidimo se u sljedećoj lekciji.

Mwah!

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