Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια

Meaning: You made me furious.

Language: Greek

Literally: You lit up my little lamps

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Rising anger pictured as warning lights flicking on, like a machine's indicator bulbs flashing red in modern Greek.

More idioms — The Absurd

• नौ दो ग्यारह होना — To flee or run away quickly.
• Пасти с Марса — To be totally out of touch with what's going on.
• На баба ми хвърчилото — Something utterly irrelevant or nonsensical.
• C'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité — Said when someone criticizes another for a flaw they share themselves; the pot calling th…
• rhyme or reason — Any logical sense or reasonable explanation.
• blow up in one's face — To fail spectacularly or cause a plan to collapse in an embarrassing way.

More Greek idioms

• Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.
• Μου έφυγε το καφάσι — I was utterly shocked.
• Άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε — You're dodging the point or talking nonsense.
• Κάνω την πάπια — To feign ignorance; to play dumb.
• Τρώω πόρτα — To be refused entry or turned down flat.
• Πιάστηκε στα πράσα — Caught red-handed.

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