Ņemt kāju pār plecu
Meaning: To hurry off at once.
Language: Latvian
Literally: To take your leg over your shoulder
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Flinging a leg right over the shoulder pictures setting off in tremendous, comic haste.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Nina püsti käima — To be snooty and arrogant.
- Namumuti ang mata — To wait in vain for a very long time.
- Makati ang paa — Restless and always wanting to go out.
- Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa — You cannot do everything alone.
- Tynnu blewyn o drwyn — To provoke or tease someone.
- E ka gjuhën të gjatë — He gossips and speaks too freely.
More Latvian idioms
- Kā pliks pa nātrēm — In a frantic, painful hurry.
- Pūst pīlītes — To tell tall tales; to fib.
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