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takes your choice : used to convey
that there is little to choose between
one alternative and another.
with the pedal to the metal : with
the accelerator of a car pressed to
the floor.
Σζίηα (ηέξκα) ηα γθάδηα.
be (or look) a picture (of a person or
thing) : be beautiful.
Δίλαη ζαλ δσγξαθηά.
go to pieces : become so nervous
or upset that you are unable to
behave or perform normally.
Έγηλα θνκκάηηα.
pigs might (or can) fly : used
ironically to express disbelief.
Πεηάεη ν γαίδαξνο?Πεηάεη
pin your ears back : listen carefully
Άλνημε ηα απηηά ζνπ.
what planet are you on? : used to
indicate that someone is out of
touch with reality.
Από πνηνλ πιαλήηε ήξζεο;
on a plate : with little or no effort
from the person concerned.
ην πηάην.
put your hand in your pocket :
spend or provide your own money.
Έβαιε βαζηά ην ρέξη ζηελ ηζέπε.
win on points : win by accumulating
a series of minor gains rather than
by a single dramatic feat.
Νίθεζε ζηα ζεκεία.
Explanation: In boxing, a fighter wins on points by having the referee and
judges award him more points than his opponent, rather than by a knockout.
sell something for a mess of
pottage : sell something for a
ridiculously small amount.
To πνύιεζε έλαληη πηλαθίνπ θαθήο
Explanation: This expression comes from the biblical story of Esau, who sold his
birthright to his brother Jacob in return for a dish of lentil broth (Genesis 25:2934). Mess is a term for a serving of semi-liquid food and pottage is an archaic
word for soup or stew. Although the phrase is recorded from 1526 it does not
occur in the Authorized Version of the Bible (1611); it does, however, appear in
chapter headings in the Bibles of 1537 and 1539 and in the Geneva Bible of
1560.