Τρώω πόρτα
Meaning: To be refused entry or turned down flat.
Language: Greek
Literally: To eat door
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The door shut firmly in your face is 'eaten' — a modern Greek image of rejection and being kept out.
More idioms — Daily Life
- At trække det store læs — To do the heavy lifting and carry the work.
- Kibújik a szög a zsákból — The hidden truth comes out.
- A o da în bară — To mess up or fail.
- İğneyle kuyu kazmak — To undertake a painfully slow, laborious task.
- الحبل على الكذب قصير — Lies never last; they are soon exposed.
- نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب — A solution that arrives uselessly too late.
More Greek idioms
- Πιάστηκε στα πράσα — Caught red-handed.
- Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
- Σιγά τα λαχανικά — Big deal! (extreme sarcasm)
- Τρώω τα νύχια μου — I'm extremely anxious and impatient.
- Να πας στα τρία ρέματα — Get lost or go away; an irreverent dismissal telling someone to leave you alone.
- Έχει φτερά το χρήμα — Money disappears quickly and easily without your realizing how you spent it.
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