Rzucać grochem o ścianę

Meaning: To plead with someone who will not listen.

Language: Polish

Literally: To throw peas at the wall

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Dried peas bounce off plaster leaving no trace — a centuries-old Polish image for words wasted on deaf ears.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• 국수를 먹다 — To attend a wedding — or, asked as a question, when will you marry?
• حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي — Relax completely; do not worry about a thing.
• दाल में कुछ काला है — Something suspicious is going on.
• Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
• At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
• Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.

More Polish idioms

• Bułka z masłem — Something very easy; a piece of cake.
• Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.
• Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
• Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
• Robić kogoś w konia — To make a fool of or trick someone.
• Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.

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