Fer figa

Meaning: To give way or fail — of legs, knees or a plan.

Language: Catalan

Literally: To make a fig

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: The soft, collapsing fig pictures something buckling or failing under strain at the worst moment.

More idioms — Food & Drink

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• 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.
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More Catalan idioms

• 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.
• Déu n'hi do — Wow — that's quite something.
• Fer cara de pomes agres — To look sullen and cross.

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