MESSED IT UP PLAYS DUMB I GIVE UP I HAD A HARD TIME NITPICKING DOES WHATEVER HE WANTS IT GETS ON MY NERVES YOU CAN'T IMAGINE I'M COMPLETELY CONFUSED I BECAME SUSPICIOUS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE RUIN IT AT THE LAST MINUTE I'M IN A TERRIBLE STATE I'M HEAD OVER HEELS I EARN A LIVING I WAS TERRIFIED HEAD IN THE CLOUDS IN MY OWN WORLD I OPEN MY HEART I GOT REJECTED
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Χύνω την καρδάρα με το γάλα
Literally "to spill the bucket with the milk," this idiom is similar to "don't cry over spilled milk," but with a key difference. It refers to the act of ruining a great effort right at the end, wasting all the hard work (gathering the milk) with one clumsy move (spilling the bucket).
Examples in context
Τα πήγαινες τέλεια, γιατί έχυσες την καρδάρα με το γάλα;
You were doing great, why did you ruin it at the last minute?
Μην τα παρατήσεις τώρα, θα χύσεις την καρδάρα με το γάλα.
Don't give up now, you'll ruin it at the last minute.
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