pokrenuti stvari sa mrtve tacke

English translation: set, start the ball rolling

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Serbo-Croat term or phrase:pokrenuti stvari sa mrtve tacke
English translation:set, start the ball rolling
Entered by: zoe1

12:58 Jul 8, 2011
Serbo-Croat to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / izvjestaj
Serbo-Croat term or phrase: pokrenuti stvari sa mrtve tacke
Samo mladi ljuci mogu pokrenuti stvari samrtve tacke
bubamara2
Local time: 18:07
set, start the ball rolling
Explanation:
Ovo mi je prvo palo na pamet.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get the ball rolling

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Note added at 52 mins (2011-07-08 13:51:07 GMT)
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set or start the ball rolling to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-08 14:04:53 GMT)
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to do something which starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same I've started the ball rolling by setting up a series of meetings. The hospital appeal received a gift for $1 million to set the ball rolling.
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zoe1
Local time: 18:07
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3 +2set, start the ball rolling
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set, start the ball rolling


Explanation:
Ovo mi je prvo palo na pamet.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get the ball rolling

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Note added at 52 mins (2011-07-08 13:51:07 GMT)
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set or start the ball rolling to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-08 14:04:53 GMT)
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to do something which starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same I've started the ball rolling by setting up a series of meetings. The hospital appeal received a gift for $1 million to set the ball rolling.


zoe1
Local time: 18:07
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agree  Vesna Maširević: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/start the ball rolling ;)
26 mins
  -> Hvala :-)

agree  Daniela Slankamenac
16 hrs
  -> Hvala :-)
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