Μου έφυγε το καφάσι
Meaning: I was utterly shocked.
Language: Greek
Literally: My crate flew off
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Modern Greek slang in which the 'crate' — the head — flying off pictures being completely blown away by surprise.
Equivalents in other languages
- Spanish: Quedarse de piedra — literally: To be left as stone
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Att ha tummen mitt i handen — To be hopelessly clumsy; all thumbs.
- Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.
- Vetää lonkalta — To improvise; to wing it.
- Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind.
- يد واحدة لا تصفق (yad wāḥida lā tuṣaffiqu) — Nothing is achieved without cooperation.
- नाक में दम करना (naak mein dam karna) — To harass or pester relentlessly.
More Greek idioms
- 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.
- Πιάστηκε στα πράσα — Caught red-handed.
- Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
- Σιγά τα λάχανα — Big deal! (extreme sarcasm)
From our compliments & insults
- Eline sağlık — Praise and thanks to someone — especially a cook — for something made beautifully by hand.
- És uma joia — You're a gem — a precious, lovely person.
- Sei un salame — You're a clumsy, dopey softie — said with a smile.