phrase
dići ruke od nečega
to give up on something, to throw in the towel
махнуть рукой (на что-л.), отступиться; бросить (дело)
With stress
dȉći rȗke od nȅčega
In Cyrillic
дићи руке од нечега
Examples from the lessons
dići ruke od nečega; ni traga ni glasa od nekoga
od + родительный — махнуть рукой на что-то; ни слуху ни духу
Set phrases and clichésIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ni pȇt ni šȇstwithout a second thought, without further ado, on the spot
- ìći nȅkome na žívceto get on someone’s nerves, to annoy
- prȁviti od mȕve slònato make a mountain out of a molehill, to blow things out of proportion
- ne pȁdā mi na pȁmētI wouldn’t dream of it, no way, it wouldn’t even occur to me
- prȁviti se lȗdto play dumb, pretend not to understand
- ìmati pȕne rȗke pòslato have one’s hands full, to be snowed under (with work)
- bòlī me ȕvoI couldn’t care less, I don’t give a damn (literally ‘my ear hurts’)
- vúći nȅkoga za nȏsto string someone along, to lead someone up the garden path
- razbíjati glávuto rack one’s brains
- pȕna mi je kȁpaI’ve had it up to here, I’m fed up (literally ‘my cap is full’)