Nei į tvorą, nei į mietą
Meaning: Neither here nor there; completely irrelevant.
Language: Lithuanian
Literally: Neither into the fence nor into the stake
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A Lithuanian image for something that fits nowhere and makes no sense in any direction.
Equivalents in other languages
- Bulgarian: На баба ми хвърчилото (Na baba mi hvarchiloto) — literally: My granny's kite
More idioms — Daily Life
- 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.
- Penye nia pana njia — Determination always finds a path.
More Lithuanian idioms
- Sukti galvą — To rack your brains.
- Vilką minim, vilkas čia — Speak of the devil.
From our proverbs
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- The greatest wealth is contentment with a little. — Modest sufficiency brings more peace than endless pursuit of accumulation.
- Corn is cleansed with the wind, and the soul with chastening. — Removing chaff from grain requires force; similarly, moral purification demands disciplin…