puj-pik ne vrijedi

English translation: I had my fingers crossed!

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Croatian term or phrase:puj-pik ne vrijedi
English translation:I had my fingers crossed!
Entered by: Carmen1105

13:31 Dec 28, 2005
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Slang / phrase
Croatian term or phrase: puj-pik ne vrijedi
phrase from a newspaper article as an ironic comment to some political decisions.
Carmen1105
Local time: 00:09
I had my fingers crossed!
Explanation:
Tough one! You know the meaning of puj-pik ne vredi, right? It's like, "what I said doesn't count any more, even though it was my word, because..." (add reason given by politican!)

When I was a kid, having your fingers crossed behind your back meant what you said didn't really count, and you could refer to this later by saying "I had my fingers crossed!"

The below link mentions this. Any better suggestions...?
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Mark Daniels
Local time: 00:09
Grading comment
I knew this was a tough question, I had no idea how to translate this phrase. This explanation sounds very good,and I want to thank you for solving my problem.
Regards
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3 +2I had my fingers crossed!
Mark Daniels


  

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I had my fingers crossed!


Explanation:
Tough one! You know the meaning of puj-pik ne vredi, right? It's like, "what I said doesn't count any more, even though it was my word, because..." (add reason given by politican!)

When I was a kid, having your fingers crossed behind your back meant what you said didn't really count, and you could refer to this later by saying "I had my fingers crossed!"

The below link mentions this. Any better suggestions...?


    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/44/messages/774.htm...
Mark Daniels
Local time: 00:09
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Grading comment
I knew this was a tough question, I had no idea how to translate this phrase. This explanation sounds very good,and I want to thank you for solving my problem.
Regards

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nives: don't have better sugestions, I think this one is the nearest one :)
4 hrs
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agree  Franka72
6 days
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