Розбити глек
Meaning: To fall out and ruin a friendship.
Language: Ukrainian
Literally: To break the jug
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A shattered clay jug pictures a relationship broken beyond any hope of mending.
More idioms — Daily Life
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- N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires — The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.
- Déu n'hi do — Wow — that's quite something.
- Hy is van sy trollie af — He has lost his mind.
- Þetta reddast — Things will work out fine in the end.
- Glavom kroz zid — To stubbornly attempt the impossible.
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- Брати ноги в руки — To hurry up and get moving quickly.
- Передати куті меду — To overdo something well past the right measure.
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- Дати драла — To run away fast.
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