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A-i pica fisa

Meaning: To finally understand something.

Language: Romanian

Literally: For the token to drop

Category: Daily Life

Origin: From coin-operated payphones, where the call only connected once the dropped token registered — the moment of getting it.

More idioms — Daily Life

  • חבל על הזמן — Amazing, fantastic — though it literally means 'a waste of time'.
  • בא לי — I feel like it; I'm in the mood for it.
  • قربونت برم — An affectionate thank-you or term of endearment — 'you're so dear to me'.
  • زیر آب کسی را زدن — To secretly sabotage or betray someone behind their back.
  • Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya — Those who know the least often talk the most.
  • Besar pasak daripada tiang — To spend more than you earn.

More Romanian idioms

  • A se uita ca pisica în calendar — To stare blankly, understanding nothing.
  • A tăia frunză la câini — To do pointless work; to idle away the day.
  • A o da în bară — To mess up or fail.
  • A face din țânțar armăsar — To exaggerate something enormously.
  • A tăcea ca porcul în păpușoi — To keep guiltily quiet.
  • A umbla cu cioara vopsită — To try to deceive people with falsehoods.

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