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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Έφαγα πόρτα
Literally "I ate a door," this idiom paints a vivid picture of rejection. It's as if you walked straight into a closed door, being abruptly stopped and denied. It's most commonly used for being turned away from a venue or being turned down by a romantic interest.
Examples in context
Πήγαμε στο κλαμπ αλλά φάγαμε πόρτα.
We went to the club but got rejected.
Της ζήτησα να βγούμε αλλά έφαγα πόρτα.
I asked her out but got rejected.
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