phrase
ni luk jeo ni luk mirisao
to have had nothing to do with it, to be in no way at fault
ни сном ни духом, совершенно ни при чём (буквально «лука не ел, не нюхал»)
With stress
ni lȕk jȅo ni lȕk mìrisao
In Cyrillic
ни лук јео ни лук мирисао
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- bácati dȑvlje i kàmēnjeto hurl abuse, to sling mud (literally ‘to throw wood and stones’)
- pȁsti s krȕšketo be clueless (literally, to have fallen off a pear tree)
- obèćati bȑda i dolìneto promise the earth (literally, mountains and valleys)
- trȅsla se gòra, ròdio se mȉšthe mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
- ìmati pȕtra na glávito have something to answer for (literally ‘butter on one’s head’)
- Ahìlova pétaan Achilles’ heel (bookish)
- Sìzifov pòsaoa Sisyphean task (bookish)
- krokodílskē sȕzecrocodile tears
- òstati krátkīh rukávāto come away empty-handed (literally, with short sleeves)
- fȁlī mu dàska u glávihe has a screw loose (literally, a plank missing; colloquial and…