falra hányt borsó

Hungarian

Etymology

fal (wall) + -ra (onto, case suffix) + hányt (thrown) + borsó (pea[s]). Literally, pea[s] thrown onto [a] wall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɒrːɒɦaːɲt ˌborʃoː]
  • Rhymes: -ʃoː

Phrase

falra hányt borsó

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) like talking to a wall, like water off a duck's back, wasted breath (wasted words)
    Synonyms: egyik fülén be, a másikon ki; mintha a falnak beszélne
    Mindegy, hogy mit mondok neki. Falra hányt borsó.It doesn’t matter what I say to him/her. It’s like talking to a wall.
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