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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…