Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En)

σε ενδιαφέρουσα κατάσταση → eating for two, heavy with child, in a family way, in pig, in pup, in the club, in the pudding club, knocked up, preggers, preggy, pregnant, up the duff, up the kyte, up the spout, up the stick, up the stump, with child, in an interesting situation

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έχω στο βρακί μου κάποιον → someone is tied to one's apron strings

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είμαι έξω από τα πράγματα → be out of touch, have no idea what is going on, be out of the loop

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πιάνω συζήτηση → start a conversation, strike up a conversation, make conversation

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ζεσταίνω φίδι στον κόρφο μου → nurse a snake in one's bosom, cherish a snake in one's bosom, nourish a viper in one's bosom, harbour a snake in one's bosom

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έχω φίδι στον κόρφο μου → nurse a snake in one's bosom, cherish a snake in one's bosom, nourish a viper in one's bosom, harbour a snake in one's bosom

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τρέφω φίδι στον κόρφο μου → nurse a snake in one's bosom, cherish a snake in one's bosom, nourish a viper in one's bosom, harbour a snake in one's bosom

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υποκύπτω στα τραύματά μου → succumb to one's wounds, succumb to one's injuries

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βάζω σε καραντίνα → put in quarantine, quarantine

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μια φορά στα χίλια χρόνια → once in a lifetime, once in a thousand years

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τελευταίος αποχαιρετισμός → last goodbye, last farewell

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σε κλάσματα δευτερολέπτου → before you can say knife, in a brace of shakes, in a jiff, in a jiffy, in a split second, in less than no time, in the twinkling of a bedpost, in the twinkling of an eye, in the wink of an eye, like a shot, like a shot out of hell, off the bat, on the knocker, on the nail, one-two-three, quicker than you can say Jack Robinson, right off the bat, right out of the gate, straight off the bat

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σηκώνω τον κόσμο στο πόδι → cause a disturbance, have up in arms, play hob, raise a bunch of hell, raise Cain, raise hell, raise hob, raise the devil, raise the roof

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ρουφάω το μεδούλι → suck dry, suck somebody's blood

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είμαι του σπιτιού → be one of the family, be a homebody

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βάζω στη θέση του → bring down a notch, bring down to size, bring someone down a peg or two, cut down to size, dial down a notch, knock down a notch, knock down a peg, move down a notch, move down a peg, pull down a notch, pull someone down a peg, put in place, put somebody in their place, settle someone's hash, sit on, take down a peg, take someone down a peg, take someone down a peg or two

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ανοίγονται καινούριοι ορίζοντες → new prospects are opened up, new horizons are opened up

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βρίσκομαι στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος → be on the same wavelength, be on the same page, sing off the same song sheet, be singing the same song, sing from the same hymnsheet, sing the same tune, read from the same page, sing from the same hymnbook

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ανοίγονται καινούργιοι ορίζοντες → new prospects are opened up, new horizons are opened up

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έχω παλιούς λογαριασμούς → have unsettled accounts, have accounts to settle, have scores to settle

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