alszik, mint a bunda

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “he/she/it is sleeping like the fur coat”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlsikmint ɒ ˈbundɒ]

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

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see alszik.
  • The rest of the simile remains unchanged.

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