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Greek
Άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε
Meaning: You're dodging the point or talking nonsense.
Literally: Other words so we may love each other
Example: “Τον ρώτησα για τα χρήματα κι εκείνος άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε.” — I asked him about the money and he just muddied the waters.
English equivalent: To muddy the waters
Origin: "Other words, so that we may love each other": said when someone changes the subject or answers off the point to avoid an awkward question, as if wishing to keep things friendly. The phrase is colloquial Greek, and its origin is not documented.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Noyer le poisson Literally: To drown the fish
Japanese: お茶を濁す (ocha o nigosu) Literally: To muddy the tea
Russian: Заговаривать зубы (Zagovarivat' zuby) Literally: To talk someone's teeth awayEnglish: muddy the waters
English: give someone the runaround
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- Κάνω την πάπια To feign ignorance; to play dumb.
- Πιάστηκε στα πράσα Caught red-handed.
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- Σιγά τα λάχανα Big deal! (extreme sarcasm)
- Τρώω τα νύχια μου I'm extremely anxious and impatient.
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