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Idiom · C2be caught off guardbiti zatečen; biti uhvaćen nespreman; biti iznenađen i nespremanBe unexpectedly surprised and momentarily unprepared to respond.Phrase · C2come to realizepostepeno shvatiti; doći do saznanja; uvidetiGradually begin to understand or recognize something that was not clear before.Phrase · B2come upiskrsnuti; pojaviti se; biti pomenuto u razgovoruArise or become relevant, as when an issue needs attention or a topic is mentioned in conversation.Phrase · B1end upna kraju se naći; završiti negde; na kraju uraditi neštoFinally be in a particular situation or place, or do something as the eventual result of earlier events.Phrase · B2fall throughpropasti; izjaloviti se; ne ostvariti se — za plan, dogovor ili posaoFail to happen or reach completion, especially when a plan, deal, or arrangement was expected to go ahead.Construction · C1hardly … whentek što … već; jedva da je … kadA formal structure showing that a second past event happened almost immediately after the first.Construction · C1little did I knownisam ni slutio / slutila; malo sam tada znao / znalaLook back on a moment when you were unaware of an important, often surprising development that became clear later.Phrase · C1on closer inspectionpri pažljivijem pregledu; kada se pažljivije razmotriWhen something is examined more carefully than it was at first.Phrase · B2run intoslučajno sresti; naići na problemMeet someone by chance; also, unexpectedly encounter a problem or difficulty.Phrase · B2turn outispostaviti se; ispasti na krajuBe discovered to be a certain way, often unexpectedly; also, have a particular final result.