Slovenian Phrases, Idioms & Slang 8

 Mobi v golažu > cellphone in goulash > a disaster

Kot gnojne vile v žep > to fit like a pitchfork into a pocket > to be clumsy

Kot krava drek > like a cow leaves its shit >  

Kot bi jih kravi iz riti potegnil > as if you pulled it out of a cow's ass > untidy

Brca v temo > kick into darkness > shot in the dark

Slovenian Phrases, Idioms & Slang 7

rakom žvižgat > to go whistle to the crabs > to die, to be unsuccessful  

si tak kot pet dek zenfa > you look like 50 grams of mustard > you look awful

zamižati na eno oko > to close one eye > to overlook somebody’s mistake

biti na konju > to be on a horse > to succeed, to achieve a goal

črno na belem > in black and white > written on a paper, clearly, with a proof

 


Slovenian Phrases, Idioms & Slang 6


 kupiti mačka v žaklju > to buy a cat in a sack > to deal with something without knowing what it is 

hoditi kakor mačka okoli vrele kaše > to walk like a cat around boiling porridge > to hesitate 

ubiti dve muhi na en mah > to kill two flies in one go > to solve two problems at once 

Drek na palci > shit on a stick > worse than nothing

okoli riti v žep > around the ass into the pocket > unnecessary long way

okoli žepa v rit > around the pocket into the ass > to miss your goal


Slovenian Phrases, Idioms & Slang 5

 počutiti se kot riba na suhem > to feel like a fish out of water > to feel uncomfortable, uneasy

spoznati se kot zajec na boben > to know like a rabbit knows a drum > to know nothing about ..

iskati iglo v senu > to look for a needle in a haystack > to do something with a little hope for results

živeti kot ptiček na veji > to live like a birdie on a branch > to live well, carefree

spati kot zajec > to sleep like a rabbit > to sleep lightly

biti kot pes in mačka > to be like a dog and cat > to hate each other, to argue

(to be continued)