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קופצים על המציאה

Meaning: To seize a great opportunity at once.

Language: Hebrew

Literally: To jump on the bargain

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Modern Hebrew; leaping on a lucky 'find' (metsia) pictures grabbing a chance before it slips away.

More idioms — Daily Life

  • תפסת מרובה לא תפסת — Overreach for too much and you end up with nothing.
  • Розбити глек — To fall out and ruin a friendship.
  • Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng — To do thankless public work at your own expense.
  • 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.

More Hebrew idioms

  • מצא חן בעיניי — It pleased me; I liked it.
  • שבר את הראש — To rack your brains over something.
  • יצא מכליו — To lose your temper; to be beside yourself.
  • חבל על הזמן — Amazing, fantastic — though it literally means 'a waste of time'.
  • על הפנים — Terrible, awful, in a wretched state.
  • לאכול סרטים — To overthink and imagine dramatic worst-case scenarios.

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