English Idioms | Page 23

-23- of the old school : traditional or old fashioned. Δίλαη ηεο παιηάο ζρνιήο. old enough to be someone's father (or mother): of a much greater age than someone. Απηόο είλαη παηέξαο ηεο (ή κεηέξα ηεο). one-horse race: a contest in which one candidate or competitor is clearly superior to all the others and seems certain to win. Παξάζηαζε γηα έλα ξόιν. with your eyes open (or with open eyes) : fully aware of the risks and other implications of an action or situation. Σα κάηηα ζνπ αλνηρηά ή ηα κάηηα ζνπ δεθαηέζζεξα. squeeze (or suck) an orange : take all that is profitable out of something. Σνλ πέηαμε ζαλ ζηπκκέλε ιεκνλόθνππα ή έβγαιε από ηε κύγα μύγθη. out of it : 1) not used or included in something. 2) astray or distant from the centre. Δίκαη εθηόο. Pp no pain, no gain : suffering is necessary in order to achieve something Tα θαιά θόπνηο θηώληαη a Pandora's box : a process that once begun generates many complicated problems. Άλνημε ην θνπηί ηεο Παλδώξαο Explanation: In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal woman. One story recounts that she was created by Zeus and sent to earth with a box or jar of evils in revenge for the fact that Prometheus had disobediently given the gift of fire to the earth. She let all the evils out of the container to infect the earth; only hope remained to ease the lot of humankind. In another account, the box contained all the blessings of the gods which, with the exception of hope, escaped and were lost when the box was opened. the party's over : a period of success, good fortune, or happiness has come to an end. To πάξηπ ηειείσζε… you pays your money and you Όηη δίλεηο παίξλεηο…