Vetar u leđa

English translation: wind in one\'s sails

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Serbian term or phrase:Vetar u leđa
English translation:wind in one\'s sails
Entered by: Sreten Pantic

13:26 Apr 18, 2017
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / izreka
Serbian term or phrase: Vetar u leđa
Pozdrav!

Treba mi prevod izreke "vetar u leđa". Dva konteksta me zanimaju:
- Dati nekom vetar u leđa.
- Biti vetar nekome u leđa. (ako je ovakva konstrukcija uopšte i moguća)

Hvala na pomoći!
Sreten Pantic
Serbia
wind in one's sails
Explanation:
Ima i obrnuto: to knock out the wind out of somebody's sails

knock the wind out of someone's sails
1. Lit. to bring someone to an abrupt halt by a heavy blow to the body, presumably knocking the person's wind out. (Alludes to a ship being slowed by positioning another ship to block off the wind from the first ship's sails.) Fred hit Mike and really knocked the wind out of his sails. Fred ran into the side of the garage and knocked the wind out of his sails.
2. Fig. to humiliate someone. The sharp rebuke from the boss knocked the wind out of his sails. That scolding really knocked the wind out of her sails.
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Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 10:10
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hvala
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3wind in one's sails
Bogdan Petrovic
4 +3be a wind beneath one's wings
Tomislav Patarčić
3 +1to have/be the wind at (one's) back
Lingua 5B


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wind in one's sails


Explanation:
Ima i obrnuto: to knock out the wind out of somebody's sails

knock the wind out of someone's sails
1. Lit. to bring someone to an abrupt halt by a heavy blow to the body, presumably knocking the person's wind out. (Alludes to a ship being slowed by positioning another ship to block off the wind from the first ship's sails.) Fred hit Mike and really knocked the wind out of his sails. Fred ran into the side of the garage and knocked the wind out of his sails.
2. Fig. to humiliate someone. The sharp rebuke from the boss knocked the wind out of his sails. That scolding really knocked the wind out of her sails.

Example sentence(s):
  • Net Lease Retail Has Wind In Its Sails APRIL 14, 2017 | BY PAUL BUBNY CALABASAS, CA—Tenant demand for space in the sector has exceeded new supply by an average of 16 million square feet per year since 2010, says Marcus & Millichap.

    Reference: http://www.globest.com/sites/paulbubny/2017/04/14/net-lease-...
    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knock+the+wind+out+of+sa...
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4
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hvala

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vesna Savić
4 hrs
  -> hvala

agree  LogosART
4 hrs
  -> hvala

agree  Daryo
6 hrs
  -> hvala
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have/be the wind at (one's) back


Explanation:
to have the wind at one's back
to be the wind at one's back

You are the wind at my back / You give what I lack / You're the jewel in my hand

http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858484840/

https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-phrase-may-the-wind-be-a...

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/have-the-...

have the wind at your back

to be in a good situation in which you can succeed:
The president has the wind at his back on this issue.

Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 10:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Petrovic
14 hrs
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be a wind beneath one's wings


Explanation:
Kad nekome držiš stranu, pomažeš mu, stojiš iza njega.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lingua 5B
1 hr

agree  Bogdan Petrovic
8 hrs

agree  sazo
1 day 22 hrs
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