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.
From our compliments & insults
- Tête de mule — An impossibly stubborn person who refuses to change their mind no matter what.
- C'est une vraie chèvre — They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
- Casse-pieds — A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…