get in/out of someone's hair/face

Greek translation: μπλέκομαι στα πόδια κάποιου - εξαφανίζομαι/χάνομαι από μπροστά του

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English term or phrase:get in/out of someone\'s hair/face
Greek translation:μπλέκομαι στα πόδια κάποιου - εξαφανίζομαι/χάνομαι από μπροστά του
Entered by: Hellinas

15:24 Jul 7, 2011
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English term or phrase: get in/out of someone's hair/face
To get in someone's face is to annoy or pester someone. For example, 'He's always getting in my face when I'm trying to meet a deadline.' Closely related is the opposite to get out of someone's face , meaning " to stop annoying someone," as in 'Get out of my face before I punch you!' The older idiom is - I think - to get in/out of someone's hair.
Explanation: used when someone is distracting you from something you are doing
Examples: 'David is always getting in Dad's hair.'/I wish you wouldn't get in other people's hair so often.
Hellinas
Local time: 22:07
μπλέκομαι στα πόδια κάποιου - εξαφανίζομαι/χάνομαι από μπροστά του
Explanation:
I am answering with slang.

- Everytime I try to do some work, o John μπλέκεται στα πόδια μου! (John's always getting in my hair/face)

- Εξαφανίσου!/Χάσου από μπροστά μου! (Get out of my hair/face!) Can't you just leave me alone?
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Eleftheria P
Local time: 00:07
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5 +1μπλέκομαι στα πόδια κάποιου - εξαφανίζομαι/χάνομαι από μπροστά του
Eleftheria P
3φύγε μέσα από τα πόδια μου
Magda P.


  

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μπλέκομαι στα πόδια κάποιου - εξαφανίζομαι/χάνομαι από μπροστά του


Explanation:
I am answering with slang.

- Everytime I try to do some work, o John μπλέκεται στα πόδια μου! (John's always getting in my hair/face)

- Εξαφανίσου!/Χάσου από μπροστά μου! (Get out of my hair/face!) Can't you just leave me alone?

Eleftheria P
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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Both replies were excellent. Thanks to both. I will try to remember them both! Thanks to all.

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agree  Olga Hatzigeorgiou
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φύγε μέσα από τα πόδια μου


Explanation:
I have always known φύγε μέσα από τα πόδια μου to be the equivalent of get out of my hair.

get out of my hair
φύγε μέσα από τα πόδια μου

stay away, get lost
ξεκουμπίσου από μπροστά μου

do not interfere
μην ανακατεύσαι



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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-07 18:08:57 GMT)
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sorry, last phrase in Greek should read

μην ανακατεύεσαι



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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-07-08 13:35:45 GMT)
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Είναι μέσα στα πόδια μου.
he/she is getting in my face/hair.

People trying to meddle, interfere.
Άτομα που προσπαθούν να ανακατευτούν, να επέμβουν.

People who pester you.
Άτομα που σε ενοχλούν (σε ζαλίζουν, σε παρενοχλούν, κάποιος που είναι φορτικός).

Get lost!
Εξαφανίσου! Ξεκουμπίσου!

Magda P.
Italy
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Greek
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