заморить червячка
Meaning: To have a light snack or small meal to satisfy hunger temporarily.
Language: Russian
Literally: starve the worm
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Medieval Russian belief that worms in the stomach caused hunger; feeding them quieted them.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- estar com água na boca — Feel eager anticipation or desire, especially for food or something pleasant.
- Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır — Sharing coffee creates lasting bonds and social connections that endure for decades.
- أكل العيش والملح مع شخص — Shared intimate bond or deep friendship forged through shared hardship and simple living…
- take the biscuit — to be the most outrageous or remarkable thing; to win or excel.
- give someone the cold shoulder — to deliberately treat someone with indifference or ignore them.
- spill the tea — to reveal gossip or scandalous information.
More Russian idioms
- медведь на ухо наступил — To lack musical ability or have poor sense of pitch and rhythm.
- пускать пыль в глаза — To deceive or mislead someone, creating false impressions through trickery.
- Ни пуха ни пера — Good luck — to which the ritual reply is 'To the devil!'.
- Ехать зайцем — To ride a train or bus without paying.
- После дождичка в четверг — Never — or certainly no time soon.
- Кот наплакал — A laughably tiny amount.
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