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18:27 May 27, 2016 |
Serbian to English translations [PRO] Other / izraz | |||||||
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4 +1 | bring out/take out of mothballs |
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4 | to take something out of mothballs, to dust off something |
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bring out/take out of mothballs Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bring out of mothballs http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/take out of mothballs |
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izvući iz naftalina to take something out of mothballs, to dust off something Explanation: Ž. Kovačević - Frazeološki rečnik: izvući iz naftalina što (žargon) - to take something out of mothballs (informal), to dust off something - His ideas are old-fashioned, very much behind the times, taken of mothballs. - It’s time to dust off some of your old ideas about the best way to reconstruct city centres. Definition of dust off transitive verb : to bring out or back to use again <dusted off his golf clubs when he retired> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust off dust off - definition and synonyms to get something ready to use that you have not used for a long time I’m dusting off my old skills and returning to work. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/dust-o... |
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