с какого перепугу

Russian

Alternative forms

с како́го перепу́га (s kakóvo perepúga) — similar frequency

Etymology

Literally, “from what (kind of) fright”, with перепу́г (perepúg) in partitive case.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [s‿kɐˈkovə pʲɪrʲɪˈpuɡʊ] (phonetic respelling: с како́во перепу́гу)

Phrase

с како́го перепу́гу • (s kakóvo perepúgu)

(colloquial) why on earth, why the hell
Synonym: с како́й ста́ти (s kakój státi)

С како́го перепу́гу ты реши́л, что э́то хоро́шая иде́я? ― S kakóvo perepúgu ty rešíl, što éto xoróšaja idéja? ― Why on earth did you decide that this was a good idea?

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