Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En)

Ελλάς το μεγαλείο σου → the glory that is Greece

Started by spiros

τρόπος του λέγειν → so to speak, in a manner of speaking, manner of speech, figure of speech, way of putting it, as it were, if you will

Started by spiros

θέτω επί τάπητος → put on the table, bring up, address, highlight, raise, put on the negotiating table, put on the negotiation table, moot a question

Started by spiros

στις καλύτερες περιπτώσεις → in the best of cases

Started by crystal

ζήτω που καήκαμε → God help us, woe betide, woe betide us, woe is me, we are in deep shit

Started by spiros

μεταξύ τυρού και αχλαδιού → casually, on occasion, between the fruit and the cheese, by the way (btw), while on the subject, over light conversation, by the bye, incidentally, parenthetically, over dessert, while having casual conversation, while in casual conversation, in passing, en passant

Started by spiros

ναι για → yes, surely, of course, definitely, absolutely, sure does

Started by spiros

περίοδος των ισχνών αγελάδων → bad years, hard times

Started by kingofnowhere

με την ησυχία σου → take your time, there's no rush, in your own good time, in your own sweet time

Started by spiros

αβλεπί → easily, unquestionably, in a breath, in a heartbeat, hands down, indisputably, without reservation, there is no question about that, sight unseen, sight-unseen

Started by spiros

εν αποστρατεία (ε.α.) → retired

Started by escut

ο παθός μαθός → suffered and learnt | one who has suffered and learnt | live and learn | once bitten, twice shy | once burned, twice shy | once hurt, twice shy | once caught, twice shy | once stung, twice shy

Started by spiros

μέχρι να πεις κύμινο → in a jiffy, at the drop of a hat, in no time, in nothing flat, in a blink of an eye, in a snap, in a trice, in half a shake, in a second, in a New York minute, in a flash, within a flash, on the dot, on the double, on the spot, toot sweet, right away, straight away, straight off, very fast, as fast as you can say Jack Robinson, before you can say Jack Robinson, quicker than you can say Jack Robinson, like a chicken on a June bug, before you know it, instantaneously, immediately, right back, instanter, pronto

Started by spiros

να 'ταν η ζήλια ψώρα, θα γέμιζε όλη η χώρα –> if jealousy became an itch, everybody would be affected by it | jealousy is contagious

Started by spiros

οικόπεδο-φιλέτο → premium plot of land, select plot of land, choice plot of land, elite area, sought after area

Started by Princessa

θεόκουφος → as deaf as a doorknob, as deaf as a doornail, as deaf as a post, as deaf as an adder, deaf as a bat, deaf as a beagle, deaf as a beetle, deaf as a coot, deaf as a dodo, deaf as a door knob, deaf as a door mat, deaf as a door nail, deaf as a door post, deaf as a doorknob, deaf as a doorpost, deaf as a dormouse, deaf as a haddock, deaf as a log, deaf as a post, deaf as a shad, deaf as a stone, deaf as a stone wall, deaf as a white cat, deaf as a white dog, deaf as an adder, Mutt and Jeff, Mutt 'n' Jeff, stone deaf, stone-deaf

Started by chrysalida

η ψείρα όταν χορτάσει βγαίνει στο γιακά

Started by spiros

ανπαίκταμπλ → wicked, ace, awesome, groovy

Started by spiros

ασήμωσε να σε πω τη μοίρα σου → cross my palm with silver

Started by Frederique

βγήκε στα καλάθια

Started by oberonsghost