megfogja az isten lábát
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
megfog (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + az (“the”) + isten (“god”) + láb (“leg”) + -a (possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab God’s leg/foot”
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to hit it lucky, make a lucky strike, luck out, strike pay dirt, hit paydirt (to be very fortunate, extremely lucky)
Usage notes[edit]
It is said when someone has some unforeseen or unexpected stroke of luck (e.g. getting an easy but well-paid job or becoming acquainted with someone who can fast-track one's ambitions). Normally used in the past tense: megfogta az isten lábát.
Conjugation[edit]
- For the verb, see the definite forms of megfog.
- The rest of the expression remains unchanged.