Τρώω κουτόχορτο

Meaning: To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.

Language: Greek

Literally: To eat fool's-grass

Category: Nature

Origin: Greek folklore imagined a 'foolish herb' that, once eaten, robbed a person of their wits.

More idioms — Nature

• Découvrir le pot aux roses — To uncover a hidden secret.
• Once in a blue moon — Very rarely.
• To break the ice — To ease the initial tension in a social situation.
• To give a wide berth — To keep well away from someone or something.
• Echar leña al fuego — To make a bad situation worse.
• Prendere lucciole per lanterne — To be completely and badly mistaken.

More Greek idioms

• Μου έφυγε το καφάσι — I was utterly shocked.
• Άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε — You're dodging the point or talking nonsense.
• Κάνω την πάπια — To feign ignorance; to play dumb.
• Τρώω πόρτα — To be refused entry or turned down flat.
• Πιάστηκε στα πράσα — Caught red-handed.
• Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.

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