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 (yad wāḥida lā tuṣaffiqu) — Nothing is achieved without cooperation.
- नाक में दम करना (naak mein dam karna) — To harass or pester relentlessly.
- מצא חן בעיניי (matsa chen be'einai) — It pleased me; I liked it.
- Дати драла (Daty drala) — 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.
From our proverbs
- Rolling in cash he can't use, like a cat in a corn-bin. — Abundance becomes worthless when it's fundamentally unsuited to one's nature or needs.
- The cat is hungry when a crust contents her. — Extreme hunger makes even the poorest sustenance—a mere crust—seem like a satisfying meal.
- The cat sees not the mouse ever. — A predator blinded by complacency allows its prey to escape unnoticed.