Meaning of ummet ja lammet | Babel Free

Määritelmät

excessively long-winded talk: this and that

idiomatic

Esimerkit

“puhua ummet ja lammet”

to give a blow-by-blow narration, tell the whole story down to the last tedious detail; to beat around the bush

“luvata ummet ja lammet”

to give a very long-winded promise

“kysyä ummet ja lammet”

to pry into all the (gory) details, wheedle all the juicy tidbits out, interrogate thoroughly

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