egy gyékényen árul

Hungarian

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Etymology

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egy (one) +‎ gyékény (mat made of cattail) +‎ -en (on, case suffix) +‎ árul (to sell), literally to sell on one mat

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɟ ˈɟeːkeːɲɛn ˈaːrul]

Verb

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egy gyékényen árul

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to be birds of a feather, tarred with the same brush, stick together, thick as thieves (to be alike)
    Synonyms: összeszűri a levet, összejátszik, összebeszél, egy húron pendülnek

Usage notes

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Most of the time it is used in a negative sense: They have the same reprehensible and wrong opinions and point of views.

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see árul.
  • The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.