Idioms/Expressions/Slang (El-En) (Moderators: billberg23, crystal)

κάνω μπίλιες -> bash up, beat black and blue, beat black-and-blue, beat hollow, beat the natural stuffing out of someone, beat the stuffing out of someone, beat to a pulp, beat up, beat up very badly, bust someone up, bust someone wide open, cut one's balls, cut one's nuts off, donner, duff up, dust someone's jacket, eat face, give a thrashing, give someone a good hiding, kick arse, kick ass, kick one's ass, kick one's butt, kick one's skinny ass, kick the crap out of someone, kick the natural stuffing out of someone, kick the shit out of someone, kick the stuffing out of someone

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ακόμα δεν τον είδαμε και Γιάννη τον εβγάλαμε –> don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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εντελώς τυχαία -> by chance, by accident, by sheer chance, by sheer accident, by pure chance, purely accidental

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η μαλακία του σταματάει τρένο -> he is one hell of a jerk, he is one hell of a wanker

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βγάζω το φίδι από την τρύπα -> 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 someone's chestnuts out of the fire, pull something out of the bag, pull the chestnuts from the fire, 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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έρχομαι στα συγκαλά μου -> be in one's right mind, bite of the reality sandwich, breathe a sigh of relief, come to one's senses, get a grip, get one's sanity back, get some sense, make someone come to his senses, perk up, pull oneself together, reality check, regain one's sanity, see reason, see sense, talk sense into someone, talk some sense into someone

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ευχής έργον θα ήταν -> hopefully, I would hope that, it is much to be desired, it is our sincere hope, it might be thought desirable, it will be worthwhile, it would be advisable, it would be desirable, it would be good, it would be helpful, it would be nice, it would be very good, it would be welcome, would have much to gain

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ευχής έργον -> hopefully, I would hope that, it is much to be desired, it is our sincere hope, it might be thought desirable, it will be worthwhile, it would be advisable, it would be desirable, it would be good, it would be helpful, it would be nice, it would be very good, it would be welcome, would have much to gain

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λόγου χάρη (λ.χ.) -> for instance, for example (e.g., f.e., f.ex.)

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ακόμα δεν τον είδαμε και Γιάννη τον βαφτίσαμε –> don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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ακόμη δεν τον είδαμε και Γιάννη τον βαφτίσαμε –> don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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ακόμα δεν τον είδαμε, Γιάννη τον είπαμε –> don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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σκάω στα γέλια -> bend over with laughter, burst into laughter, burst into peals of laughter, burst out laughing, bust a gut, fall about the place, go into hysterics, keel over with laughter, laugh like hell, laugh one's ass off, laugh one's head off, laugh one's heart out, laugh oneself helpless, laugh oneself silly, roar with laughter, roll in the aisles, roll on the floor, shake one's sides, shake one's sides with laughing, shake one's sides with laughter, split a gut, split one's sides, split one's sides with laughter

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βγάζω το φίδι απ' την τρύπα -> 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 someone's chestnuts out of the fire, pull something out of the bag, pull the chestnuts from the fire, 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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είμαι στα συγκαλά μου -> be in one's right mind, bite of the reality sandwich, breathe a sigh of relief, come to one's senses, get a grip, get one's sanity back, get some sense, make someone come to his senses, perk up, perk up , pull oneself together, reality check, regain one's sanity, see reason, see sense, talk sense into someone, talk some sense into someone

Started by spiros

ακόμη δεν τον είδαμε, Γιάννη τον εβγάλαμε –> don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

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πεθαίνω στα γέλια -> bend over with laughter, burst into laughter, burst into peals of laughter, burst out laughing, bust a gut, fall about the place, go into hysterics, keel over with laughter, laugh like hell, laugh one's ass off, laugh one's head off, laugh one's heart out, laugh oneself helpless, laugh oneself silly, roar with laughter, roll in the aisles, roll on the floor, shake one's sides, shake one's sides with laughing, shake one's sides with laughter, split a gut, split one's sides, split one's sides with laughter

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κατουριέμαι στα γέλια -> piss oneself laughing, bend over with laughter, burst into laughter, burst into peals of laughter, burst out laughing, bust a gut, fall about the place, go into hysterics, keel over with laughter, laugh like hell, laugh one's ass off, laugh one's head off, laugh one's heart out, laugh oneself helpless, laugh oneself silly, roar with laughter, roll in the aisles, roll on the floor, shake one's sides, shake one's sides with laughing, shake one's sides with laughter, split a gut, split one's sides, split one's sides with laughter

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σκάω από το φαΐ -> be stuffed, be fit to burst, eat like a pig, chow down, make a pig of oneself, eat one's heart out, pig out

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μαζί μιλάμε και χώρια καταλαβαινόμαστε -> be talking at cross purposes | be at cross purposes | talk at cross purposes | what we've got here is a failure to communicate | what we've got here is failure to communicate | I say one thing and you hear another | we have a communication problem | Houston, we have a problem | communication breakdown

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