Бели кахъри

Meaning: Trivial, almost pleasant things to fret over.

Language: Bulgarian

Literally: White worries

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Bulgarian for petty, harmless worries, set against the 'black' cares of genuine misfortune.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Обръщам дебелия край — To start treating someone harshly.
• Byť v koncoch — To be at your wits' end.
• Metati polena pod noge — To deliberately obstruct or sabotage someone.
• Nei į tvorą, nei į mietą — Neither here nor there; completely irrelevant.
• Pilstyti iš tuščio į kiaurą — To do utterly futile work.
• Nagbibilang ng poste — Jobless and idle, with nothing to do.

More Bulgarian idioms

• На баба ми хвърчилото — Something utterly irrelevant or nonsensical.
• Гладна мечка хоро не играе — Nothing gets done on an empty stomach.

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