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
- (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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