alszik, mint a bunda

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: “sleep like the fur coat”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlsikmint ɒˈbundɒ]

Verb

alszik, mint a bunda

  1. (simile) sleep like a log, sleep like a top, sleep like a baby (to sleep very soundly)

Synonyms
  • alszik, mint a mormota
  • alszik, mint a tej

Further reading
  • Arthur John Patterson: The Magyars, Published by Smith, Elder & co., 1869, gives a brief description of this saying
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