Fer cara de pomes agres

Meaning: To look sullen and cross.

Language: Catalan

Literally: To make a sour-apples face

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: The puckered grimace of biting into a sour apple pictures a thoroughly grumpy expression.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• 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.
• Balat-sibuyas — Overly sensitive and easily hurt.
• Kacang lupakan kulit — To forget your roots and origins.
• Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.

More Catalan idioms

• Anar a pams — To proceed carefully, step by step.
• Tocar el dos — To clear off; to leave in a hurry.
• Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.
• Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.
• Pixar fora de test — To go off topic or be plainly mistaken.
• N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires — The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.

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