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22:05 Jul 13, 2006 |
English to Croatian translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / speech | |||||||
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5 +3 | sam/a sebi škodi |
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sam/a sebi škodi Explanation: Foul one's own nest: Hurt one's own interests, as in: With his constant complaints about his wife, he's only fouling his own nest. This metaphoric expression transfers a bird's soiling of its nest to human behavior. [Mid-1200s] Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=foul%20one's%2... |
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