fel is út, le is út

Hungarian

Alternative forms
  • le is út, fel is út

Etymology

Ellipsis of fel is van út, le is van út. Literally: “(there is) a way upwards and a way downwards too” or “(there is) a road uphill and a road downhill as well”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛliʃuːt ˈlɛjiʃuːt]

Phrase

fel is út, le is út

  1. you are free to go (used to tell somebody to go away)
    • 1990, Róbert Hámori, Egérderby, Budapest: Eötvös Kiadó, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 204:
      Éva története: laza életvitelű, elvált anya, mostohaapa, rossz viszony, dettó. Az anya közli csemetéjével: fel is út, le is út.
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