Advanced Bulgarian vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Bulgarian word, phrase, or idiom in Cyrillic with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- да хвърлиш очи (da khvurlish ochi)
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to flirt, to make eyes at someone
- да яде от ръката на някого (da yade ot rukta na nyakogo)
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to eat out of someone's hand, to be devoted to someone
- да държиш язик зад зъбите си (da druzhish yazik zad zubite si)
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to hold one's tongue, to keep silent
- да си играеш със огъня (da si igrayesh sas ognia)
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to play with fire, to take dangerous risks
- да скръцаш със зъби (da skrucash sas zubi)
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to gnash teeth, to be angry or frustrated
- от сърце (ot surche)
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from the heart, sincerely, genuinely
- да разбера от полуслово (da razbera ot poluslov)
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to understand from a hint, to read between the lines
- да прахосва (da prakhostva)
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to waste, to squander, to dissipate
- мина под носа ми (mina pod nosa mi)
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right under my nose, obvious but unnoticed
- да разбиеш сърцето на някого (da razbiesh surtseto na nyakogo)
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to break someone's heart, to cause emotional pain
- студено като лед (studeno kak led)
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cold as ice, emotionally distant
- топло както слънце (toplo koikto sunce)
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warm as the sun, friendly and welcoming
- стара както света (stara kak sveta)
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old as the world, ancient and timeless
- едва ли (edva li)
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scarcely, hardly, barely
- наред с (nared s)
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along with, together with, in addition to