Vetää lonkalta

Meaning: To improvise; to wing it.

Language: Finnish

Literally: To pull from the hip

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Like a gunslinger shooting from the hip, acting on the spot without any preparation.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind.
• يد واحدة لا تصفق — Nothing is achieved without cooperation.
• नाक में दम करना — To harass or pester relentlessly.
• מצא חן בעיניי — It pleased me; I liked it.
• Дати драла — To run away fast.
• Anar a pams — To proceed carefully, step by step.

More Finnish idioms

• Mennä metsään — To go completely wrong.
• Olla pinna kireällä — To be on edge and short-tempered.
• Lyödä rahoiksi — To cash in; to profit handsomely.
• Ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa — Someone isn't quite all there.
• Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
• Heittää lusikka nurkkaan — To die.

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