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  • dár; darílo gift; present; donation, donative; (nadarjenost) talent, faculty, gift, capacity; (za spomin) keepsake, token; offering, (cvetja) floral offering

    dobiti v dár; darílo to get something as a present
    nima dár; darílou za jezike he has no gift for languages
    dár; darílo govora the gift of eloquence
    poročno(a) dár; daríloilo(a) wedding gift(s); ZDA bridal shower
    božji dár; darílo (miloščina) alms, charity
    prositi za božji dár; darílo to ask for alms
    pravi dár; darílo božji (pravi blagoslov) a veritable godsend
    božično dár; darílo Christmas present, Christmas gift, Christmas box
    danajsko dár; darílo arhaično Greek gift
    za to on nima nobenega darú his talent does not lie in that direction
    si izgubil dar govora? have you lost the use of your tongue?
  • darling [dá:liŋ]

    1. samostalnik
    ljubljenec, -nka; ljubček, ljubica; dragec, dragica

    you are a darling pravi angel si

    2. pridevnik
    ljubljen, najljubši, zaželen

    darling hopes veliki upi
  • dédič heir; inheritor; legatee; successor

    brez dédiča heirless
    nujni dédič heir in tail
    edini dédič the sole heir (ženski spol heiress)
    morebitni, domnevni dédič heir presumptive
    pravi dédič rightful heir
    dédič prestola heir (ali successor) to the throne
    dédič po stranski liniji heir collateral
    sodedič joint-heir
    zakoniti dédič heir-atlaw, heir apparent, heir general
    legitimni dédič krone the rightful heir to the crown
    določiti koga za svojega dédiča to appoint someone one's heir
  • dejánski actual, real; virtual

    dejánska hitrost virtual velocity
    dejánski (pravi) razlog the real reason
    dejánsko stanje facts of a case, pravo res gestae
    dejánska vlada the de facto government
    dejánski vodja virtual leader
    dejánski vodja (šef) tvrdke the actual manager of a firm
  • devil1 [dévl] samostalnik
    vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

    between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
    devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
    barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
    the devil a bit niti malo ne
    blue devil otožnost
    devil's bones igralne kocke
    devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
    what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
    to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
    the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
    zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
    devil's delight pretep, prepir
    to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
    to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
    as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
    the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
    lucky devil srečnik, -nica
    needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
    a devil of a go vražja stvar
    the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
    to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
    the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
    vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
    to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
    poor devil revež
    printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
    pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
    to raise the devil razgrajati
    the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
    devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
    devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
    the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
    talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
    devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi
  • dogódek event; occurrence; happening; (vmesni) incident

    brez dogódkov uneventful
    poln dogódkov eventful
    enkraten, edinstven dogódek unique (ali singular ali nonrecurrent) event, pogovorno one-off
    važen, pravi dogódek quite an event
    nobeni važni dogódki no events of note
  • Eldorado El Dorado

    eldorado figurativno paradise, promised land
    Krka in Kolpa sta pravi Eldorado za ribiče the Krka and Kolpa rivers are a real paradise for anglers
  • fánt boy, lad, youth; youngster; stripling; young fellow; (ljubček) lover, boy friend, sweetheart; (neporočen) bachelor; (pri kartah) jack, knave

    fánt od fare pogovorno brick, great guy, one of the lads (ali boys), the broth of a boy; (izvoljenec, stalen kavalir) steady
    komaj 17 let star fánt a lad who's hardly seventeen
    to dekle je pravi pravcati fánt that girl is a regular tomboy (ali hoyden)
  • fraction [frǽkšən] samostalnik
    matematika ulomek; odlomek, odkrušek
    kemija frakcija

    vulgarno (decimal, proper, improper, compound) fraction navadni (decimalni, pravi, nepravi, sestavljeni) ulomek
    simple fraction navadni ulomek
    by a fraction of an inch za las
    representative fraction merilo (na geografskih kartah)
  • friend1 [frend] samostalnik
    prijatelj(ica), tovariš(ica), kolega, -gica; znanec, -nka; pomočnik, podpornik, -nica

    a friend at court vplivna oseba
    bosom friend pravi prijatelj
    to make friends skleniti prijateljstvo; spraviti, pobotati se
    a good friend is my nearest relation dober sosed je boljši kot deset stricev
    a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznamo pravega prijatelja
    Society of friends kvekersko društvo
  • german [džə́:mən] pridevnik
    krvno soroden

    german brother (sister, cousin) pravi brat (sestra, bratranec, sestrična)
  • gilt3 [gilt] samostalnik
    pozlatilo

    sl denar, zlato; figurativno lepota, sijaj
    to take the gilt off the gingerbread pokazati (se) v pravi (tj. slabi) luči
  • gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

    brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
    gláva ob glávi closely packed
    na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
    iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
    gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
    od gláve do nog from top to toe
    od nog do gláve from head to foot
    glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
    z glávo navzdol with downcast head
    na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
    brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
    delo z glávo brain work
    delavec z glávo white-collar worker
    beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
    kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
    lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
    poraba na glávo consumption per capita
    gláva postelje head of the bed
    rana na glávi wound in the head
    skok na glávo header
    stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
    strel v glávo shot in the head
    tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
    umivanje gláve shampooing
    več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
    zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
    belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
    biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
    za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
    za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
    oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
    ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
    on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
    trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
    puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
    delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
    gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
    ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
    gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
    gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
    čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
    kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
    nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
    tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
    to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
    kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
    za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
    po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
    to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
    on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
    stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
    iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
    ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
    to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
    ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
    uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
    nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
    samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
    ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
    izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
    ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
    izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
    iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
    izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
    s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
    ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
    napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
    obdržati v glávi to remember
    tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
    glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
    pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
    v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
    kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
    nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
    nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
    pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
    nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
    oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
    pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
    prikimati z glávo to nod assent
    postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
    postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
    z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
    riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
    riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
    ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
    riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
    povesiti glávo to hang one's head
    razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
    glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
    skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
    ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
    vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
    prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
    v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
    računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
    zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
    več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
    za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
    čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
    zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
    ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
    kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one
  • grižljáj mouthful, bit, morsel; snack

    biti pravi »grižljáj« za koga to be meat and drink to someone
    očitajo mi vsak grižljáj they grudge me every bite I eat
  • hand1 [hænd] samostalnik
    roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar
    množina mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov)
    gledališče, sleng ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

    all hands vsa posadka, vsi delavci
    on all hands povsod, na vseh straneh
    at hand blizu, pri roki
    at the hands of s strani nekoga
    bloody hands grb grofije Ulster
    a bird in the hand nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)
    a bold hand energična pisava
    with a bold hand pogumno
    by hand ročno, na roko (narejeno)
    by the hands of s posredovanjem
    hand cash gotovina pri roki
    a cool hand hladnokrvnež
    figurativno clean hands čiste roke, čista vest
    on every hand povsod okoli
    even hands izenačeno
    for one's own hand sebi v prid
    from hand to hand iz rok v roke
    from first hand iz prve roke
    from second hand iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen
    from good hand iz dobrega vira
    the hand of God božja roka
    hand on heart roko na srce
    heart and hands iz vsega srca
    heavy on hand dolgočasen, mučen
    with a heavy hand s trdo roko
    with a high hand drzno, predrzno, naduto
    his hand is out iz vaje je
    hand to hand (struggle) človek proti človeku (borba)
    hand over hand (ali fist) preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figurativno na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje
    in hand v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki
    a legible hand čitljiva pisava
    on the mending hand na poti k okrevanju
    near hand leva stran
    near at hand pri roki, blizu
    a niggling hand nečitljiva pisava, čačka
    an old hand strokovnjak, star lisjak
    off hand nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran
    hands off! roke proč!
    hands off policy politika nevmešavanja
    on hand v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; ameriško pri roki, pri sebi
    on the one (other) hand po eni (drugi) strani
    out of hand nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji
    hands up! roke kvišku!
    a slack hand brezdelje, brezbrižnost
    to (one's) hand pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago
    under the hand pod roko, skrivaj
    under the hand of podpisani...
    contract under hand preprosta pogodba brez pečata
    the upper hand premoč, nadvlada
    with one's own hand lastnoročno

    Z glagoli:

    to ask for a girl's hand prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti
    to be a good (poor) hand at biti spreten (neroden) v čem
    to be bound hand and foot imeti vezane roke
    to be in good hands biti v dobrih rokah
    to be on s.o.'s hands biti komu na vratu, skrbi
    to bear a heavy hand zatirati
    to bite the hand that feeds one biti zelo nehvaležen
    to bring a baby up by hands hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko
    to come to hand priti v roke, dospeti
    to change hands menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke
    to do a hand's turn samo s prstom migniti
    not to do a hand's turn; ali not to lift (ali raise) a hand niti s prstom migniti
    to fall into s.o.'s hands priti komu v roke
    figurativno to feed out of s.o.'s hand komu iz rok jesti
    to get a big hand dobiti velik aplavz
    to get s.o. in hand dobiti koga v roke
    to get one's hands in dela se zares lotiti
    to get the upper hand dobiti premoč
    to get off one's hands otresti se česa, znebiti se
    to get out of hand iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad
    to give one's hand to poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati
    to give one's hand on a bargain v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti
    to give s.o. a free hand dati komu proste roke
    to give s.o. a hand iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu
    to go hand in hand with figurativno & dobesedno v korak s kom stopati
    to have a hand for biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj
    to have o.s. well in hand dobro se obvladati
    to have a hand in a matter imeti svoje prste vmes
    to have (ali keep) one's hand in ostati v vaji
    to have one's hands full imeti polne roke dela
    to have time on one's hands ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa
    to hold hands držati se za roke
    to hold one's hand zadržati se
    to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
    to join hands združiti se
    to keep a tight hand over imeti koga na vajetih
    to keep one's hands on imeti čvrsto v rokah
    to let one's temper get out of hand ne obvladati se, podivjati
    to live from hand to mouth iz rok v usta živeti
    to lay hands on vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti
    to lay hands on o.s. roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor
    to lend a hand pomagati
    to make a hand napraviti dobiček
    many hands make light work v slogi je moč
    to pass through many hands iti skozi mnogo rok
    to play into the hands of nevede komu delati v prid
    to play a good hand dobro igrati karte
    to play for one's own hand delati sebi v prid
    to put one's hand in one's pocket seči v žep, prispevati v denarju
    figurativno to put one's hands on najti, spomniti se
    to put (ali set, turn) one's hands to v roke vzeti, poprijeti se
    to serve (ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot komu vdano služiti
    to shake s.o. by the hand stisniti komu roko
    to shake hands with rokovati se s kom
    to show one's hand; ali to have a show of hands figurativno odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen
    it shows a master's hand mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra
    to strengthen the hands of podpreti koga
    to take s.o. by the hand koga za roko prijeti, figurativno vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje
    to take in hand vzeti v roke, lotiti se
    to take a hand at a game sodelovati v igri
    to take s.th. off one's hands kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi
    to take a hand in a matter vmešati se v kaj
    to take one's courage in both hands zbrati ves svoj pogum
    time hangs heavy on my hands dolgčas mi je
    to try one's hand at poskusiti se v čem
    to throw up one's hands obupati nad čim
    to vote by show of hands glasovati z dviganjem rok
    figurativno to wash one's hands of umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost
    to win a girl's hand dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko
    to win hands down z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati
    to witness the hand of overiti podpis
    to write a good hand imeti lepo pisavo
  • heir [ɛə] samostalnik
    dedič

    to appoint s.o. one's heir imenovati koga za dediča
    heir apparent; ali heir-at-law; ali heir general zakoniti dedič
    heir of the body pravi dedič
    heir collateral dedič po stranski liniji
    heir presumptive morebitni dedič, domnevni dedič
    heir in tail nujni dedič
    heir to the throne prestolonaslednik
  • in1 [in] predlog

    1.
    v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

    in England v Angliji
    in the country na deželi
    in here (there) tu (tam) notri
    in town v mestu (o katerem govorimo)
    in the sky na nebu
    in the street na ulici
    in the territory na ozemlju

    2. figurativno
    v, pri, na

    in the army v vojski
    in the university na univerzi
    in Shakespeare pri Shakespearju
    blind in one eye na eno oko slep

    3.
    v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

    put it in your pocket daj to v žep

    4.
    (stanje, način, okoliščina)

    in arms oborožen
    a cow in calf breja krava
    in any case v vsakem primeru
    in cash v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)
    in despair obupano, v obupu
    in doubt v dvomu
    in dozens na ducate
    in English v angleščini
    in good health pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav
    in groups v skupinah
    in E major v E duru
    in liquor pijan
    in this manner na ta način
    in ruins v razvalinah
    in short na kratko (povedano)
    in tears v solzah
    in a word z eno besedo
    in other words z drugimi besedami
    in writing pismeno

    5.
    v, pri, na (udeležba)

    to be in it biti udeležen, udeležiti se
    he isn't in it on ne spada zraven
    there is nothing in it ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka)

    6.
    (dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

    in an accident pri nesreči, v nesreči
    in crossing the river pri prehodu čez reko
    in search of pri iskanju česa

    7.
    (moč, sposobnost)

    it is not in her to tega ona ne zmore
    he has (not) got it in him to je (ni) pravi mož za to

    8.
    (časovno)

    in the beginning v začetku
    in the day, in daytime podnevi
    in the evening zvečer
    in his flight na begu
    in two hours v dveh urah, čez dve uri
    in March marca
    in one istočasno
    in the reign of za vlade, za časa vladanja
    in my sleep v spanju, ko sem spal
    in time pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj
    in winter pozimi
    in (the year) 1940 leta 1940

    9.
    (namen, smoter)

    in answer to kot odgovor na
    in my defence v mojo obrambo

    10.
    (vzrok, nagib)

    in contempt s prezirom
    in his honour njemu na čast
    in sport za šalo
    in remembrance v spomin

    11.
    (razmerje, odnos, zveza)

    in as (ali so) far as do take mere
    in that ker, kolikor
    well in body, but ill in mind telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan
    in itself samo po sebi
    in number številčno
    in size po velikosti
    equal in strength enak po moči
    the latest thing in s.th. najnovejše na nekem področju
    ten feet in width 10 čevljev širok (po širini)

    12.
    po

    in my opinion po mojem mnenju
    in all probability po vsej verjetnosti

    13.
    (sredstvo, material)

    in boots v škornjih
    a statue in bronze bronast kip
    written in pencil napisano s svinčnikom
    a picture in oils oljnata slika
    dressed in white oblečen v belo

    14.
    (število, znesek)

    seven in all v celem sedem
    five in the hundred pet od sto, 5%
    one in ten eden od desetih
    in twos po dva, paroma
    not one in a hundred niti eden od stotih
    a place in a million najbolj primeren kraj
  • kettle [ketl] samostalnik
    kotel, kotliček, čajnik
    geologija ledeniška vrtača, ledeniško jezerce

    a pretty kettle of fish lepa kaša
    the pot calling the kettle black sova, ki sinici glavana pravi
  • kót1 angle; corner; nook; recess, retired spot

    pravi (ostri, topi) kót right (acute, obtuse) angle
    lomni kót angle of refraction
    odbojni kót angle of reflection
    vidni, zorni kót angle of sight, optic angle, visual angle, figurativno point of view
    deklinacíjski kót angle of declination
    sokot adjacent angle
    kót ob peči (zapeček) inglenook
    strel iz kóta šport corner kick, corner
    iskati kaj po vseh kótih to search high and low for something, to search every nook and cranny
    postaviti otroka v kót (kazen) to make a child stand in the corner
    mrtvi kót (avta) blind spot, vojska spot sheltered from enemy fire
    vrh kóta point of an angle
  • leg1 [leg] samostalnik
    noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize
    navtika ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila
    šport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

    to be all legs nogat, dolgonog
    to be off one's legs biti slab v nogah
    to be on one's last legs biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči
    the boot is on the other leg resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile
    to fall on one's legs postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo
    to feel (ali find) one's legs shoditi (otrok)
    to get a leg in pridobiti zaupanje
    to get upon one's legs razjeziti se, planiti kvišku
    to get on one's hind legs postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi
    to give s.o. a leg up pomagati komu naprej
    not to have a leg to stand on ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila
    to have a bone in one's leg dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor
    to have the legs of biti hitrejši od koga
    to have legs biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)
    to have good sea legs ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar
    to keep one's legs obdržati se na nogah
    leg and leg enako stanje v igri, enako število točk
    on one's (hind) legs na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju
    to pull s.o.'s leg imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom
    to put one's best leg foremost pohiten
    to run s.o. off his legs nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom
    to set s.o. on his legs pomagati komu na noge
    arhaično to make a leg prikloniti se
    to shake a leg britanska angleščina, pogovorno plesati, ameriško, sleng pohiteti, podvizati se
    to shake a loose leg razuzdano živeti
    to show a leg vstati
    to show a clean pair of legs zbežati
    to stand on one's own legs biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge
    to stretch one's legs iti na sprehod
    to take to one's legs popihati jo
    to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo
    black-leg slepar, stavkokaz