Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En)

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

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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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τελευταίος αποχαιρετισμός → last goodbye, last farewell

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βάζω σε καραντίνα → put in quarantine, quarantine

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

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

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

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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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παρά μία τεσσαράκοντα → good hiding, forty stripes save one

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πλήττω του θανατά → be bored out of one's brains, be bored out of one's gourd, be bored out of one's mind, be bored out of one's skull, be bored out of one's tree, be bored out of one's wits, be bored senseless, be bored shitless, be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored to the core, be dying of boredom, be mind-numbing, be out of one's mind with boredom, die of boredom, I would rather watch paint dry, I'm dying of boredom, watch grass grow, watch paint dry

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του την πέσαμε → we made him a proposition, we attacked him, we confronted him, we hit on him

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

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συνεδριάρχης → conference leader

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κόβει το μάτι μου → have a good eye for, have a good eye

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