jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen
German edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "a louse has walked over someone's liver".
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen
- (idiomatic) something has bitten him, something is eating him/something is eating at him (slightly different meaning; irritation without a specific cause: someone has gotten out of bed on the wrong side)