Nem enged a negyvennyolcból

Meaning: To stubbornly refuse to compromise.

Language: Hungarian

Literally: He won't budge from the forty-eight

Category: Daily Life

Origin: A reference to the uncompromising demands of Hungary's 1848 revolution; sticking to 'forty-eight' means standing immovable.

Equivalents in other languages

Pole pole ndio mwendo — Slow and steady gets you there.
Sortir de ses gonds — To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.
pull back the curtain — To expose a hidden truth or reality behind an appearance.
present company excepted — These remarks do not apply to anyone currently present in this conversation.
on sufferance — Tolerated reluctantly and only because one has no better choice.

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.
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.

Tis a hard battle where none escapes. — In conflicts where everyone suffers losses, victory itself becomes meaningless and costly.
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