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or activity.
below the belt :
unfair or unfairly; not in keeping with
the rules.
Υηύπεκα θάησ από ηε κέζε.
a Benjamin's portion (or mess) :
the largest share or portion.
Ζ κεξίδα ηνπ ιένληνο.
Explanation: In the Bible, Benjamin was the youngest son of the Jewish
patriarch Jacob. When Jacob's sons encountered their long-lost brother Joseph in
Egypt, where he had become a high official, they failed to recognize him, but
Joseph generously entertained them: 'And he took and sent messes [servings of
food] unto them from before him: but Benjamin'smesswasfivetimes so much as
any of their's' (Genesis 43:34).
don't bet on it:
used to express doubt about an
assertion or situation.
Με βάδεηο θαη ζηνίρεκα …
better late than never :
it's preferable for something to
happen or be done belatedly than
not at all.
Κάιιην αξγά παξά πνηέ.
the bird has flown :
the person you are looking for has
escaped or gone away.
Πέηαμε ην πνπιί.
kill two birds with one stone :
achieve two aims at once.
Με έλα ζκπάξν δπό ηξηγώληα.
a little bird told me :
used as a teasing way of saying that
you do not intend to divulge how you
came to know something.
Μνπ ην είπε έλα πνπιάθη.
a bit much :
somewhat excessive or
unreasonable.
Πνιύ θαθό γηα ην ηίπνηα.
bite the hand that feeds you :
deliberately hurt or offend a
benefactor; act ungratefully.
Γαγθώλεηο ην ρέξη πνπ ζε ηαίδεη.
bite off more than you can chew :
take on a commitment you cannot
fulfil.
Μέρξη εθεί πνπ θηάλεηο λα απιώλεηο ή λα
απιώλεηο ηα πόδηα ζνπ όζν θηάλεη ην
πάπισκα ζνπ
bite your tongue : make a desperate
effort to avoid saying something.
Φάε ηε γιώζζα ζνπ.