Iku me bishtin ndër shalë
Meaning: To slink off defeated and ashamed.
Language: Albanian
Literally: He left with his tail between his legs
Category: Animals
Origin: The beaten dog's tucked tail is the Albanian image of retreating in humiliation.
More idioms — Animals
- Avoir une araignée au plafond — To be a little crazy.
- Einen Kater haben — To have a hangover.
- Buscarle tres pies al gato — To overcomplicate things; to look for trouble.
- Non sapere che pesci pigliare — To be at a complete loss what to do.
- Acertar na mosca — To be exactly right; to hit the bullseye.
- Dar com os burros n'água — To fail despite all your effort.
More Albanian idioms
- E ka gjuhën të gjatë — He gossips and speaks too freely.
- I rri gjel dikujt — To strut arrogantly before someone and refuse to back down or bow one's head to them.