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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