не умри, магаре, до зелена трева

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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɛ ˈumri | ˈmaɡaɾɛ | dɔ ˈzɛlɛna ˈtrɛva]

Phrase

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не умри, магаре, до зелена трева • (ne umri, magare, do zelena treva)

  1. (idiomatic) Said when someone is taking too long to complete a task or will never even succeed in doing so, but keeps assuring others that he is almost done and inviting others to bear with him.

References

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  • Велковска, Снежана (2002) Белешки за македонската фразеологија (in Macedonian), Skopje: Институт за македонски јазик "Крсте Мисирков", page 58
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