Glossary entry

Serbian term or phrase:

\"Ne može šut s rogatim\"

English translation:

(Can not) kick against the pricks

Added to glossary by Bogdan Petrovic
May 19, 2014 07:25
9 yrs ago
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Serbian term

"Ne može šut s rogatim"

Serbian to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings corruption
U dugom iskustvu ljudi su mito i podmićivanje slikovito označavali (a oni kojima to odgovora i opravdavali). Na primer: „podmazivanje točkova”, „stvar podmaži”, „svi tako rade, pa i ti”, „podmazati masnu gusku”, „podmiti, jer ne može šut s rogatim”. To su preporuke dugog trajanja koje često utiču na formiranje koruptivnog obrasca kojim se ljudi služe kada hoće nešto da dobiju prečicom, da izbegnu kaznu itd.

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(Can not) kick against the pricks

to kick against the pricks uzalud se opirati, šut se bode s rogatim!;

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Note added at 11 min (2014-05-19 07:37:07 GMT)
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SOURCE:
ENGLISH-CROATIAN OR SERBIAN DICTIONARY
BY SASTAVILI RUDOLF FILIPOVIC, BERISLAV GRGIC KARLA CIZELJ VERA MOSKOVIC VIKTOR RATNIK
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agree Alison Kapor (X) : http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kicking again...
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Be not too bold with your biggers and better

Srpsko-engleski frazeološki rečnik
Živorad Kovačević

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Be not too bold with your biggers and betters
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23 mins
Serbian term (edited): \"Ne može šut s rogatim\"

The earthen pot must keeep clear of the brass kettle

ili:
- whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher
- the weaker goes to the pot
- the weakest goes to the wall
ref. Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. V. Milosavljević
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