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 13. he got fired…  he got put on the shoe”. (Dali so ga na čevelj).

14. Morning sex in Slovenia… “Rooster’s breakfast” (Petelinji zajtrk).

15. A Slovenian is not broke… he is “up on a dog” (On je na psu).

16. bankrupt… “on the drum” (Prišel je na boben).

17. she cheats on you… she “jumped over the fence” (Skače čez plot).

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 8. A Slovenian is not guilty… They “have a lot of butter on their head” (Ima veliko masla na glavi).

9. Slovenians don’t throw up… They “call the reindeers” (Kliče jelene).

10. They also don’t move away or die… They go to “whistle to the crabs” (Šel je rakom žvižgat).

11. Slovenians don’t laugh out loud… Rather they “grin like a roasted cat”. (Reži se kot pečen maček).

12. A Slovenian won’t say “Bloody Hell!”… They’ll say, “Three hundred hairy bears!” (Tristo kosmatih medvedov).

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 4. Slovenians don’t give up… They “throw a rifle into the corn” (Vržemo puško v koruzo).

5. A Slovenian won’t take the long way home… They’ll “go around the ass into the pocket” (Je šel okrog riti v žep).

6. A Slovenia won’t tell you to ¨Go to hell!¨… Rather they’ll say ¨Let the hen kick you¨ (Naj te koklja brcne).

7. Slovenians aren’t under pressure… They “have a bitch jumping into their ass” (Kuzla mu v rit skače).

Slovenian Phrases, Idioms & Slang

 vrnil je pasoš > he returned his passport > he died

škripnil > he squeaked > he died

kmečka nevesta  > peasant bride > like a blushing bride

 Slovenians don’t get a hangover… They “have a cat” (Imam mačka).

 And when it’s a particularly bad hangover they… “Have a tiger” (Imam tigra).

 A Slovenian does not express good fortune… They say “my axe fell into the honey” (Sekira mi je padla v med).