Τρώω κουτόχορτο
Meaning: To be gullible and easily fooled.
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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