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.