Kibújik a szög a zsákból

Meaning: The hidden truth comes out.

Language: Hungarian

Literally: The nail pokes out of the sack

Category: Daily Life

Origin: A sharp nail eventually pierces the bag concealing it, just as a secret betrays itself in the end.

More idioms — Daily Life

• A o da în bară — To mess up or fail.
• İğneyle kuyu kazmak — To undertake a painfully slow, laborious task.
• الحبل على الكذب قصير — Lies never last; they are soon exposed.
• نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب — A solution that arrives uselessly too late.
• קופצים על המציאה — To seize a great opportunity at once.
• תפסת מרובה לא תפסת — Overreach for too much and you end up with nothing.

More Hungarian idioms

• Sok lúd disznót győz — There is strength in numbers.
• Lóvá tesz valakit — To dupe or make a fool of someone.
• Nem enged a negyvennyolcból — To stubbornly refuse to compromise.
• Felkopik az álla — To go hungry and be left with nothing.
• Lóg az eső lába — It looks like it's about to rain.
• Nem fenékig tejföl — It's not all rosy; things aren't as good as they seem.

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