Kā pliks pa nātrēm

Meaning: In a frantic, painful hurry.

Language: Latvian

Literally: Like a naked man through nettles

Category: Nature

Origin: A bare body bolting through stinging nettles pictures haste that is both desperate and deeply uncomfortable.

More idioms — Nature

• Itaga mo sa bato — You can count on it absolutely.
• Hulog ng langit — A godsend; a great blessing.
• Bagai aur dengan tebing — A mutually supportive relationship.
• Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi — Betrayed by the very one you trusted to protect you.
• Bagai pinang dibelah dua — Two people perfectly alike or well matched.
• Siarad fel pwll y môr — To talk endlessly without pause.

More Latvian idioms

• Pūst pīlītes — To tell tall tales; to fib.
• Ņemt kāju pār plecu — To hurry off at once.

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