mít máslo na hlavě
Appearance
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of French avoir les cheveux beurrés. First attested in the 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) egg on one's face (to lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972) Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 366