Metati polena pod noge
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.
More Slovenian idioms
- Biti ob živce — To be a nervous wreck.
- Iti rakom žvižgat — To go to ruin; to fall apart.
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