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Hungarian idiom of the week: a gatyám is rámegy

November 30, 2014 By Let's Learn Hungarian!

Here’s a funny and common idiom for this week:

 

gatyám is rámegy

gatyám (is) rámegy (very expensive)

This literally means something like “my pants go on it,” but is used to mean that something is quite expensive, especially something that you have already paid a lot for, or something that keeps costing you a lot of money.

Usage:

A gatyám is rámegy az új kocsira! – My new car is so expensive!

Real usage:

“Szeretem, csak néha a gatyám is rámegy.“

“I love it, but sometimes it is quite expensive.”

(from http://totalcar.hu/autok/opel/vectra_1995/szeretem_csak_neha_a_gatyam_is_ramegy/)

(PHOTO: “Stand Up Pants” by The Costume Guild CC By NC 2.0)

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