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Meaning: To deliberately obstruct or sabotage someone.

Language: Slovenian

Literally: To throw logs under someone's feet

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Tossing pieces of wood under a walker's feet to trip them pictures putting deliberate obstacles in their way.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Nei į tvorą, nei į mietą — Neither here nor there; completely irrelevant.
• Pilstyti iš tuščio į kiaurą — To do utterly futile work.
• Nagbibilang ng poste — Jobless and idle, with nothing to do.
• Melepaskan batuk di tangga — To do a job half-heartedly and leave it unfinished.
• Haraka haraka haina baraka — Haste makes waste.
• Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame — You must work and humble yourself for what you want.

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• Biti ob živce — To be a nervous wreck.
• Iti rakom žvižgat — To go to ruin; to fall apart.

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