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aim.
a necessary evil : something that is
undesirable but must be accepted.
Έλα αλαγθαίν θαθό.
break your neck to do something :
exert yourself to the utmost to
achieve something,
Κόςε ην ιαηκό ζνπ λα ην θάλεηο.
a needle in a haystack : something
that is almost impossible to find
because it is concealed by so many
other similar things.
ηαγόλα ζηνλ σθεαλό ή ςύιιν ζηα
άρπξα
get on someone's nerves : irritate
or annoy someone.
Παίδσ κε ηα λεύξα θάπνηνπ.
make a noise : speak or act in a
way designed to attract a lot of
attention or publicity.
Πξνθιήζεθε κεγάινο ζόξπβνο ή έθαλε
ην κεγάιν κπάκ.
cannot see further than your nose :
be unwilling or fail to consider
different possibilities or to foresee
the consequences of your actions.
Γε κπνξεί λα δεί πέξα από ηε κύηε ηνπ.
count noses : count people,
typically in order to determine the
numbers in a vote.
Μεηξάσ θεθάιηα.
get up someone's nose : irritate or
annoy someone.
Σνπ κπαίλσ ζηηο κύηεο
under someone's nose (of an
action) :committed openly and
boldly, but without someone noticing
or noticing in time to prevent it.
Κάησ από ηε κύηε καο.
Οο
oil and water : two elements,
factors, or people that do not agree
or blend together.
αλ ην ζθύιν κε ηε γάηα.
Explanation: Water and oil are two liquid substances that repel each other and
cannot be mixed together.