Pustiti niz vodu
English translation: Throw someone under the bus/Sell down the river
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Discard Explanation: Ovaj izraz inače ne bih prevela sa discard. Ali u vašoj rečenici jedino ima smisla. Inače izraz pustiti niz vodu znači kad se trudite oko nekog da mu pomognete, on to ne cijeni, pa odustanete. Ne slaže se sa značenjem upotrijebljenim u vašoj rečenici. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2022-07-16 07:49:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- *They discarded him. |
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3 hrs confidence:
Leave someone to fend for himself/herself Explanation: Kontekst je, kao i uvek, presudan - ukoliko je bio potreban za nelegalne radnje za koje je trebalo snositi posledice, 'they left him high and dry' je mozda bolja opcija. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fend%20for%20onese... |
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3 hrs confidence:
Give up on/Leave one to one's fate/abandon (somebody in need) Explanation: https://vukajlija.com/pustiti-niz-vodu https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give up on (someo... https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave one to fate#:~:te... https://www.thefreedictionary.com/abandon MB: Пустити некога низ воду - to abandon smb. in need |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Throw someone under the bus/Sell down the river Explanation: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/throw-un... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sell-dow... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2022-07-16 13:07:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Prvi idiom bio bi uobičajeniji u UK varijanti engleskom, a drugi u US varijanti. |
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