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Explanation: The reference here is to a contract supposedly made with the devil
by certain people: in return for granting them all their desires in this life, the devil
would receive their souls for all eternity. The most famous person reputed to have
entered into such a contract was the 16th-century German astronomer and
necromancer Faust, who became the subject of plays by Goethe and Marlowe
and a novel by Thomas Mann.
go your separate ways : 1) leave in
a different direction from someone
with whom you have just travelled
or spent time. 2) end a romantic,
professional, or other relationship.
Οη δξόκνη καο ρσξίδνπλ.
be frightened of your own shadow :
be unreasonably timid or nervous.
Φνβάηαη θαη ηε ζθηά ηνπ.
shake a leg: make a start; rouse
yourself.
Κνύλα ηα πόδηα ζνπ ή παίμε ηα πόδηα
ζνπ.
separate the sheep from the goats :
divide people or things into superior
and inferior groups.
Ξερώξηζε ε ήξα από ην ζηηάξη.
show your teeth : reveal your
strength; be aggressive.
Έδεημε ηα δόληηα ηνπ.
silence is golden : it's often wise to
say nothing.
Ζ ζησπή είλαη ρξπζόο.
siren song (or call) : the appeal of
something that is also considered to
be harmful or dangerous.
Άθνπζε (ή δελ άθνπζε) ηηο εηξήλεο.
Explanation: In classical mythology, the Sirens were sea nymphs whose
beautiful singing lured sailors to their doom on submerged rocks.
be skin and bone :be very thin.
Δίλαη πεηζί θαη θόθθαιν.
no smoke without fire (or where
there's smoke there's fire) :there's
always some reason for a rumour.
Γελ ππάξρεη θαπλόο ρσξίο θσηηά.
smoke like a chimney : smoke
tobacco incessantly.
Καπλίδεη ζαλ ηζηκηληέξα.
watch someone's smoke : observe
another person's activity.
Ξέξσ ηη θαπλό θνπκάξεη.