nem fenékig tejfel

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• nem fenékig tejföl

Etymology

Literally: "not sour cream to the bottom" (not as perfect, not as good as it seems): nem (“not”) +‎ fenék (“bottom”) +‎ -ig (“to”, case suffix) +‎ tejfel (“sour cream”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛm fɛneːkiɡ ˈtɛjfɛl]

Phrase

nem fenékig tejfel

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) not all beer and skittles, not just fun and games, not a bed of roses

   Synonym: nem habos torta

   Az élet nem fenékig tejfel. ― Life is not a bed of roses.