Common Serbian idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Serbian word or phrase in Cyrillic (Latin transliteration in parentheses). Back: English meaning.
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- Бити гладан као вук (biti gladan kao vuk)
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To be very hungry- Падати са облака (padati sa oblaka)
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To be shocked or surprised- Бити хладан као лед (biti hladan kao led)
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To be indifferent or emotionless- Знати наизуст (znati naizust)
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To know by heart or thoroughly- Плаћати пазар (placati pazar)
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To pay the consequences or price- Трести се као лист на ветру (tresti se kao list na vetru)
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To tremble with fear- Бити јак као бик (biti jak kao bik)
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To be very strong- Носити крст (nositi krst)
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To bear a burden or suffer- Дати срце (dati srce)
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To love or care deeply- Имати камен на срцу (imati kamen na srcu)
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To be burdened by sorrow- Бити као вода (biti kao voda)
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To be adaptable or flexible- Бити црвен од беса (biti crven od besa)
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To be extremely angry- Имати железну вољу (imati zeljeznu volju)
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To have strong determination or willpower- Бити слеп као крот (biti slep kao krot)
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To be blind to reality or oblivious- Бити као птица без гнезда (biti kao ptica bez gnezda)
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To be homeless or displaced
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