“Don't push your luck”in other languages
Don't ruin a good situation by asking for more.
English
French
Portuguese
EnglishFrenchPortugueseSame idea, different pictures
English sounds like a gambler who keeps betting after winning. Portuguese forces the bar, forçar a barra, past the point where it gives.
French says it with a grin: faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties, you mustn't push granny into the nettles. Teasing is fine; that would be going too far.
More sayings in other languages
- Drag someone's name through the mud
- Drive someone up the wall
- A drop in the bucket
- Drunk as a skunk
- Lead someone up the garden path
- Eat humble pie
- Have egg on your face
- Fall for it hook, line, and sinker
- Fall on deaf ears