Τα έκανε θάλασσα

Meaning: He made a complete mess of it.

Language: Greek

Literally: He turned it all into a sea

Category: Nature

Origin: Seafaring Greece pictured a botched job as a swamped deck — everything underwater, nothing where it should be.

More idioms — Nature

• Je to za vodou — To be out of trouble; home free.
• Spadnout z višně — To be naive and clueless about how things really work.
• Lóg az eső lába — It looks like it's about to rain.
• Як сніг на голову — Completely out of the blue; totally unexpected.
• น้ำขึ้นให้รีบตัก — Seize an opportunity while it lasts.
• ชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้า — To give a long-winded, roundabout justification before getting to the point.

More Greek idioms

• Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.
• Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.
• Μου έφυγε το καφάσι — I was utterly shocked.
• Άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε — You're dodging the point or talking nonsense.
• Κάνω την πάπια — To feign ignorance; to play dumb.
• Τρώω πόρτα — To be refused entry or turned down flat.

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