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 (nau do gyaarah hona) — To flee or run away quickly.
- Пасти с Марса (Pasti s Marsa) — To be totally out of touch with what's going on.
- На баба ми хвърчилото (Na baba mi hvarchiloto) — 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…
- Russian roulette — Any high-risk activity undertaken needlessly, where disaster may strike without warning.
- nothing short of — Absolutely; entirely; completely—nothing less than the full extent of what is stated.
More Greek idioms
- Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To be gullible and easily fooled.
- 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.
From our compliments & insults
- Du bist nicht die hellste Kerze auf der Torte — You're a little dim — not the smartest in the room.
- Tu as une cervelle de moineau — You're scatterbrained and forgetful.
- Без царя в голове (Bez tsarya v golove) — Foolish and reckless — with no one in charge upstairs.