IdiomFood & Drink
Ukrainian
UkrainianПередати куті меду (Peredaty kuti medu)
Meaning: To overdo something well past the right measure.
Literally: To put too much honey in the kutia
Example: “З прикрасами на ялинці ти трохи передала куті меду.” — You went a bit overboard with the Christmas tree decorations.
English equivalent: To go overboard
Equivalents in other languages
Portuguese: Enfiar o pé na jaca Literally: To stick your foot in the jackfruit
English: go overboard
Origin: Kutia is the dish of wheat berries, honey and poppy seeds eaten on Ukrainian Christmas Eve. Putting too much honey in it makes it too sweet to eat. The phrase means overdoing something.
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