Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En)

τα βάφω μαύρα → be depressed, be down, be down in the dumps, become depressed, fall into a state of depression, get depressed, have the blues, my heart sinks, one's heart sinks, be down in the mouth

Started by spiros

μακάρι να 'ξερα → I wouldn't know, beats me, fuck knows, God knows, goodness knows, hard to say, heaven knows, I haven't the faintest idea, is beyond me, it's beyond me, search me, what do I know, you got me, you got me there

Started by spiros

άξιος λόγου → worth mentioning, worthy of note, noteworthy, significant, worthwhile, of note, conversation piece, appreciable

Started by Vasilis

φτιάχνω τη διάθεση → lift one's spirits, cheer one up, cheer up, make one feel good

Started by billberg23

δε βαριέσαι → anyway, anyhow | big deal | big fucking deal (BFD) | can't be arsed | for giggles | for kicks | for laughs | fuck it | good enough for jazz | hunky dory | I have seen better days | I might as well | it's no biggie | I've been better | I've seen better days | might as well | mind as well | no big deal | no biggie | no matter | no problem | no worries | oh well | there is nothing to it | there's no big deal | no big deal | there's nothing to it | we might as well | what the heck (WTH) | what the hell | whatever that means | what's the big deal

Started by spiros

μαλώνω σε ξένο αχυρώνα → fight over a comb, fight someone else's war, poach on someone's territory, poach on someone's turf

Started by spiros

δυο γάιδαροι μαλώνανε σε ξένο αχυρώνα → two bald men fighting over a comb, fight someone else's war, poach on someone's territory, poach on someone's turf, mind one's own business, it doesn't involve one

Started by spiros

βάζω Χ → put an X mark, ex off, ex out, x off, x out, cross off, cross out, reject, turn down, burn one's boats, burn one's bridges, kiss goodbye, make like a tree and leave, make like an atom and split, shove off

Started by spiros

τελευταία τρύπα της φλογέρας → last cog in the wheel, last cog in the machine, just a cog in the machine, just a cog in the machinery, a cog in the machine, low man on the totem pole, fifth wheel, square peg in a round hole

Started by spiros

τελευταία τρύπα του ζουρνά → last cog in the wheel, last cog in the machine, just a cog in the machine, just a cog in the machinery, a cog in the machine, low man on the totem pole, fifth wheel, square peg in a round hole

Started by spiros

κορωνοϊόπληκτος → corona-stricken

Started by spiros

κορονοϊόπληκτος → corona-stricken

Started by spiros

ψωμί δεν έχουμε να φάμε, ραπανάκια για την όρεξη → just what we needed | just what we need | we may be starving, but we're big spenders | a nice kettle of fish | a fine kettle of fish | how do you like that | the last thing I need | the fat is in the fire | need something like a hole in the head

Started by spiros

ραπανάκια για την όρεξη → just what we needed | just what we need | we may be starving, but we're big spenders | a nice kettle of fish | a fine kettle of fish | how do you like that | the last thing I need | the fat is in the fire | need something like a hole in the head

Started by spiros

ψωμί δεν έχουμε, τυρί ζητάμε → just what we needed | just what we need | we may be starving, but we're big spenders | a nice kettle of fish | a fine kettle of fish | how do you like that | the last thing I need | the fat is in the fire | need something like a hole in the head

Started by spiros

τι του λείπει του ψωριάρη, φούντα με μαργαριτάρι → just what we needed | just what we need | we may be starving, but we're big spenders | a nice kettle of fish | a fine kettle of fish | how do you like that | the last thing I need | the fat is in the fire | need something like a hole in the head

Started by spiros

τι του λείπει του ψωριάρη, σκούφια με μαργαριτάρι → just what we needed | just what we need | we may be starving, but we're big spenders | a nice kettle of fish | a fine kettle of fish | how do you like that | the last thing I need | the fat is in the fire | need something like a hole in the head

Started by spiros

ησυχιοκρατία → pacificationism;

Started by spiros

κουραβελτόσημο → shagging, dose, dose of the clap, clap, the clap, the brophys, cock-rot, venereal disease (VD)

Started by spiros

σαν έρθει ένα κακό, καρτέρα κι άλλο → it never rains but it pours | when it rains, it pours | bad things come in threes | bad luck comes in threes | portent of evils to come | misfortunes never come singly | when sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions

Started by spiros