zimne nóżki
Meaning: A cold dish of meat in aspic or jelly.
Language: Polish
Literally: cold little feet
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The name likely references the appearance of the chilled, gelatinous dish or the cold sensation of eating it.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- давать на чай (davat' na chay) — To give a tip or small payment to a service worker.
- сушить сухари (sushit' sukhari) — To prepare oneself mentally and materially for imprisonment or arrest.
- чепуха на постном масле (chepukha na postnom masle) — Complete and utter nonsense or rubbish.
- горе луковое (gore lukovoye) — A person who is accident-prone, hapless, or bumbling; one who causes trouble by their own…
- развесистая клюква (razvestistaya klyukva) — Ignorant stereotypes and tall tales about Russia, especially those peddled by foreigners.
- молоко на губах не обсохло (moloko na gubakh ne obsokhlo) — a very young or inexperienced person; someone barely past infancy.
More Polish idioms
- wziąć w łapę — To take a bribe or to accept money corruptly.
- wziąć na ambit — To take something on as a matter of personal pride; to be set on succeeding because one's…
- wziąć na bajer — To deceive someone or con them into believing something false.
- wziąć na barki — To assume responsibility for something or take on a burden.
- pijany jak świnia — Extremely intoxicated or drunk.
- Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy — Not my problem; I'm not getting involved.
From our compliments & insults
- 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.
- Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.