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a little bird told me
used to say that you have heard a piece of information about someone from somebody else
alert
able to think quickly; quick to notice things; pozoren, bister.
anthropomorphism
the representation of animals, gods, and objects as having human form or traits; antropomorfizem
aquatic
living or growing in, happening in, or connected with water; voden
arboreal
relating to, resembling, or living in trees; drevesni
boastful
talking about yourself in a very proud way; bahav, domišljav
captious
tending to find and call attention to faults; muhast
carnivorous
relating to a person, animal or thing that eats meat; mesojed
compassionate
feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering; sočuten
considerate
kind and helpful; uvideven, obziren
gracious
courteous, kind, and pleasant; dostojanstven
hard-edged
having a tough, driven, or sharp quality; oster
to have ants in your pants
to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something; imeti sršene v riti
imaginative
good at thinking of new original and clever ideas; domiseln
indifferent
not thinking about or not interested in someone or something; ravnodušen
mad as a hornet
very angry; biti jezen kot gad
obstinate
unreasonably determined and stubborn especially to act in a particular way; trmoglav
omnivorous
feeding on both plants and animals; vsejed
opportunistic
using a situation to get power or an advantage; koristoljuben
perceptive
very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice; pozoren
pig-headed
showing unreasonable support for an opinion or plan of action and refusing to change or listen to different opinions; trmast
quick-witted
able to think or respond quickly and effectively; bister
restless
unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change; nemiren
savvy
experience, knowledgable, and well-informed; brihten
sceptical
having doubts about something that other people think is true or right; skeptičen
self-indulgent
allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy
semiotic
relating to semiotics (= the study of signs and symbols)
skittish
nervous or easily frightened; plašljiv, živčen
sophisticated
Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture; prefinjen
take the bull by the horns
deal decisively with a difficult or dangerous situation; zgrabiti bika za roge
tight-lipped
Having the lips closed tight (as in determination); reluctant to speak; redkobeseden
till the cows come home
or a very long time, for ever; dolgo časa
tusk
either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants; okel
undetermined
unable to make a definite decision; neodločen
vain
having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; Samovšečen
vainglorious
showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements; domišljac, nadut
versatile
able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes; vsestranski
to waffle
to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers; nakladati
willpower
the ability to control your own thoughts and the way in which you behave; moč volje
witty
showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour; duhovit
wouldn't hurt a fly
they are gentle and would not do anything to injure or offend anyone; še mravlje ne bi pohodil
let sleeping dogs lie
avoid interfering in a situation
to hardly get a word in the edgeways
you aren't able to say anything because somebody keeps talking/ talks so much
To have a frog in one's throat
hoarseness, when something is making you cough
pink elephants
any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
a white elephant
something that is expensive, or that costs a lot of money to keep in good condition, but that has no useful purpose and is no longer wanted
the elephant in the room
there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
(straight) from the horse's mouth
you have heard something from the person who has direct personal knowledge of it
hold your horses
used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something
an eager beaver
a person who is willing to work very hard
let the cat out of the bag
to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to
a cat nap
a power nap
a mob of...
kangaroos
a colony of...
bats
a flock of...
sheep
a pack of...
wolves
a gaggle of...
geese
a murder of...
crows
a pod of...
whales
a pride of...
lions
camels
the ships of the desert
camels in a line
camel caravan, camel train
watch somebody like a hawk
to watch someone all the time, usually to make sure they do not do something bad
cold turkey
the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug on which they depend
wild-goose chase
a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
kill two birds with one stone
to succeed in achieving two things in a single action
weasel out (of something)
to avoid doing something that you have agreed to do, especially by being dishonest
doe-eyed (Bambi eyes)
someone who has an innocent, wide-eyed look
red herring
a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered
the rat race
a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money
smell a rat
to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening
doomsday prepper
a person preparing for the end of the world; pripravljen/a na sodni dan
bumfluff
the soft and fluffy growth of hair on the chin of an adolescent; puhek
a shaul of...
fish
to jump the gun
to start too early
to leave one's stamp
to leave a distinctive impression
apt
suitable, appropriate; primeren
loom
to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size
opulence
wealth, abundance
crudity
the quality or state of being primitive, gross, or elemental or uncultivated
bemoan
to complain, lament, bewail
jab
to thrust, poke something (sharply)
supplicant
somebody who begs, prays, ask for something (humbly)
maiden
resembling a virgin, chaste women
lacerating
tearing roughly, mangling, hurting
gorged at
cut out, to scoop out
paraphernalia
equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity; personal belongings
hog
pig
punctilious
precise, demanding, careful, conscientious
bundle
a package, a swag
prestige
an essential quality, or strength
ablution
a washing of the hands, body; cleansing ritual
overflowing
filled to the point of running over
maladies
potion
a drink especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers
rapport
relation, connection (usually sympathetic)
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