Lóg az eső lába

Meaning: It looks like it's about to rain.

Language: Hungarian

Literally: The rain's leg is dangling

Category: Nature

Origin: Distant grey streaks of rain hanging from the clouds look like dangling legs reaching for the Hungarian plains.

More idioms — Nature

• 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.
• Nước đổ lá khoai — Advice or effort that has no effect at all; in one ear and out the other.
• To rain on someone's parade — To spoil someone's plans or happy moment.

More Hungarian idioms

• Nem fenékig tejföl — It's not all rosy; things aren't as good as they seem.
• Egyik kutya, másik eb — Two things are exactly the same; six of one, half a dozen of the other.
• Bagoly mondja verébnek, hogy nagyfejű — The pot calling the kettle black.
• Kibújik a szög a zsákból — The hidden truth comes out.
• Sok lúd disznót győz — There is strength in numbers.
• Lóvá tesz valakit — To dupe or make a fool of someone.

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