phrase
pokazati zube
to bare one’s teeth, to show one will fight back
показать зубы, дать отпор
With stress
pokázati zȗbe
In Cyrillic
показати зубе
Examples from the lessons
pokazati zube; okrenuti leđa
оскалиться; повернуться спиной — дать отпор; отвернуться от кого-то
Set phrases and clichésIn phrasebooks
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- pȁsti s krȕšketo be clueless (literally, to have fallen off a pear tree)
- obèćati bȑda i dolìneto promise the earth (literally, mountains and valleys)
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- ìmati pȕtra na glávito have something to answer for (literally ‘butter on one’s head’)
- Ahìlova pétaan Achilles’ heel (bookish)
- Sìzifov pòsaoa Sisyphean task (bookish)
- krokodílskē sȕzecrocodile tears
- òstati krátkīh rukávāto come away empty-handed (literally, with short sleeves)
- fȁlī mu dàska u glávihe has a screw loose (literally, a plank missing; colloquial and…