nem fenékig tejfel

Hungarian

Alternative forms
  • nem fenékig tejföl

Etymology

Literally: "not sour cream to the bottom" (not as perfect, not as good as it seems): nem (“not”) +‎ fenék (“bottom”) +‎ -ig (“to”, case suffix) +‎ tejfel (“sour cream”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛm fɛneːkiɡ ˈtɛjfɛl]

Phrase

nem fenékig tejfel

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) not all beer and skittles, not just fun and games, not a bed of roses
    Synonym: nem habos torta
    Az élet nem fenékig tejfel. ― Life is not a bed of roses.
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