Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En)

έχω το κούτελό μου καθαρό → have a clean slate, have a reputation to protect, have a clear conscience

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τραβάω λούκι → be hard put, be hard put to it, be in a cleft stick, be in a pretty pickle, be in a right pickle, be in the soup, be up shit creek without a paddle, bear a great deal, endure a great deal, go through a bad patch, go through a rough patch, go through dire straits, go through fire and water, go through great ordeals, go through hell, go through hell and back, suffer a great deal, suffer a lot, suffer slings and arrows

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πεθαίνω απ' την πλήξη → 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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μου ανεβαίνει το αίμα στο κεφάλι → have one's blood up, one's blood is up, my blood is up, the blood rushes to my head, I see red, get worked up, my blood boils, be worked up, fly off the handle, have a cow, flip one's lid, blow a gasket, blow a fuse

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τσιγαριλίκι → bifta, bifter, blunt, bone, bun, doob, doober, doobie, exotic cheroot, fatty, hogger, hooter, J, jay, jimmy, joint, juju, left-handed cigarette, marijuana cigarette, Mary Jane, muggle, number, phattie, reefer, roach, spiff, spliff, stick, toke tube, torpedo, zol, zoot

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με το μάτι → at a rough estimate, roughly, approximately, give or take

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σκυλιάζω από το κακό μου → fume with rage, be furious

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χρόνια στο κουρμπέτι → long life experience, long experience on the job

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να αγιάσουν τα κόκαλα του πατέρα σου → God bless you

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φαίνομαι αχάριστος απέναντι σε κάποιον → seem ungrateful to, show oneself to be ungrateful, show ingratitude

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

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τίποτα άλλο, ευχαριστώ –> nothing else, thank you

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κι αύριο μέρα είναι → there's plenty of time tomorrow

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κρατάω τη θέση μου → maintain one's position|hold on to one's views, stick to one's guns, not to yield

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η μαλακία του ρίχνει ντουβάρι → he is one hell of a jerk, he is one hell of a wanker

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ανθ' ημών → instead of me

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έχω το μυαλό μου κάπου → have one's mind on

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βγάζω τα κάστανα απ' τη φωτιά → pull the chestnuts from the fire, pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, agree to perform a risky job, bell the cat, do a risky deed, perform a daring act, pull a rabbit out of a hat, pull something out of the bag, take matters into one's own hands, take the danger, undertake a dangerous job, undertake a dangerous mission, undertake a risky job, undertake a risky task, undertake a very dangerous mission, undertake an impossible job, undertake an impossible task

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συνεδριάρχης → conference leader

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όποιος καεί στον χυλό φυσάει και το γιαούρτι → once bitten, twice shy | once burned, twice shy | once hurt, twice shy | once caught, twice shy | once stung, twice shy | once burned, twice cautious | a burnt child dreads the fire | the burnt child dreads the fire

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