Делать ноги

Meaning: To run away quickly.

Language: Russian

Literally: To make legs

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Colloquial Russian; to 'make legs' is to put them to fast use and bolt from the scene.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• Заговаривать зубы — To distract someone with smooth, evasive talk.
• 二階から目薬 — A roundabout effort that has no real effect.
• 喉から手が出る — To want something so badly you can hardly bear it.
• Μου έφυγε το καφάσι — I was utterly shocked.
• Att ha tummen mitt i handen — To be hopelessly clumsy; all thumbs.
• Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.

More Russian idioms

• Вешать всех собак — To blame someone for everything.
• Седьмая вода на киселе — A very distant relative.
• Положить зубы на полку — To go hungry; to tighten your belt.
• Считать ворон — To idle and let chances slip by.
• Гол как сокол — Dirt poor; without a thing to your name.
• сыпать соль на рану — To deliberately make someone's suffering worse by adding mockery or fresh insult to their…

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