Bacati drvlje i kamenje
Meaning: To hurl furious abuse at someone.
Language: Croatian
Literally: To throw sticks and stones
Category: Nature
Origin: Pelting a person with whatever lies underfoot pictures an outpouring of angry reproach.
More idioms — Nature
- Prodavati maglu — To peddle empty promises and con people.
- Kam vietor, tam plášť — To turn with whoever holds power.
- Kā pliks pa nātrēm — In a frantic, painful hurry.
- Itaga mo sa bato — You can count on it absolutely.
- Hulog ng langit — A godsend; a great blessing.
- Bagai aur dengan tebing — A mutually supportive relationship.
More Croatian idioms
- Pasti s kruške — To be clueless and out of touch.
- Ići niz dlaku — To go smoothly and agreeably.
- Glavom kroz zid — To stubbornly attempt the impossible.
- Okrenuti ploču — To abruptly change your tune.
- Mlatiti praznu slamu — To engage in pointless talk or effort.
From our tongue twisters
- A aranha arranha a rã. A rã arranha a aranha. — Contrasts the soft single r of aranha against the hard rolled rr of arranha — one letter…
- 네가 그린 기린 그림은 못 그린 기린 그림이고 내가 그린 기린 그림은 잘 그린 기린 그림이다. (Nega geurin girin geurimeun mot geurin girin geurimigo, naega geurin girin geurimeun jal geurin girin geurimida.) — geurin, girin and geurim rotate through nearly the same syllables with only the vowel mov…
- 앞 집 팥죽은 붉은 팥 풋팥죽이고, 뒷집 콩죽은 햇콩 단콩 콩죽이다. (Ap jip patjugeun bulgeun pat put-patjugigo, dwitjip kongjugeun haetkong dankong kongjugida.) — Stacks Korean's aspirated p and k against the final consonants, so every word ends where…