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Meaning: Caught red-handed.
Language: Greek
Literally: Caught in the leeks
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: A thief nabbed while stealing from the leek patch pictures being caught in the very act.
Equivalents in other languages
- Swedish: Skägget i brevlådan — literally: With your beard in the mailbox
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść — Too many cooks spoil the broth.
- Armudun sapı var, üzümün çöpü var — To find fault with absolutely everything.
- Å gjøre kål på noe — To finish something off completely.
- At træde i spinaten — To put your foot in it; to blunder.
- 'n Halwe eier is beter as 'n leë dop — Half a loaf is better than none.
- Mvumilivu hula mbivu — Patience is rewarded.
More Greek idioms
- Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
- Σιγά τα λάχανα — Big deal! (extreme sarcasm)
- Τρώω τα νύχια μου — I'm extremely anxious and impatient.
- Φέρνω νερό στο μύλο κάποιου — Unwittingly help someone achieve their own goals while thinking you're working against th…
- Τα έκανε θάλασσα — He made a complete mess of it.
- Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.
From our proverbs
- You may draw him which way you will, with a twine thread. — Gentle persuasion guides willing hearts more effectively than force ever could.
- A drowning man will catch at a straw. — Desperation drives people to grasp at even the most fragile solutions when facing catastr…
- Drink water like an ox, wine like a king of Spain. — Quench thirst with plain necessity; reserve indulgence for rare, celebratory moments.