Být v rejži

Meaning: To be in trouble.

Language: Czech

Literally: To be in the rice

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Czech slang in which being stuck 'in the rice' pictures landing in a sticky, inescapable mess.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• अंगूर खट्टे हैं — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
• ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ — To squander resources for nothing.
• Fer cara de pomes agres — To look sullen and cross.
• Fer figa — To give way or fail — of legs, knees or a plan.
• Nou is die gort gaar — Now we're really in trouble.
• Rúsínan í pylsuendanum — A pleasant, unexpected bonus at the very end.

More Czech idioms

• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.
• Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock.
• Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.
• Je to za vodou — To be out of trouble; home free.
• Dělat z komára velblouda — To blow something tiny wildly out of proportion.
• Spadnout z višně — To be naive and clueless about how things really work.

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