phrase
u četiri oka
in private, one-on-one (lit. «in four eyes»)
с глазу на глаз, наедине (букв. «в четыре глаза» — сербы считают оба собеседника, русские одного)
With stress
u čètiri ȍka
In Cyrillic
у четири ока
Examples from the lessons
Hajde da o tome razgovaramo u četiri oka.
Давай поговорим об этом с глазу на глаз.
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