Je to za vodou

Meaning: To be out of trouble; home free.

Language: Czech

Literally: It's past the water

Category: Nature

Origin: Cross the river and the danger behind you can't follow — a Czech picture of having safely made it through.

More idioms — Nature

• 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.
• Đứng núi này trông núi nọ — Never satisfied with what you have; the grass is always greener.

More Czech idioms

• Dělat z komára velblouda — To blow something tiny wildly out of proportion.
• Mít kliku — To be lucky.
• Házet flintu do žita — To give up prematurely.
• Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind.
• Být v rejži — To be in trouble.
• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.

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