Iti rakom žvižgat

Meaning: To go to ruin; to fall apart.

Language: Slovenian

Literally: To go whistle to the crayfish

Category: Animals

Origin: Heading off to whistle at crayfish on the riverbed — futile and underwater — pictures something going down the drain.

More idioms — Animals

• Vilką minim, vilkas čia — Speak of the devil.
• Pūst pīlītes — To tell tall tales; to fib.
• Iga kana kraabib enda poole — Everyone looks out for their own interest.
• Jänes püksis — To be a coward; to get cold feet.
• Ada udang di sebalik batu — There is a hidden motive.
• Rhedeg fel cath i gythraul — To run frantically fast.

More Slovenian idioms

• Metati polena pod noge — To deliberately obstruct or sabotage someone.
• Biti ob živce — To be a nervous wreck.

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