megfogja az isten lábát

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

megfog (“to grab”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ isten (“god”) +‎ láb (“leg”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab God’s leg/foot”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛkfoɡjɒ ɒz ˈiʃtɛn ˈlaːbaːt]

Verb edit

megfogja az isten lábát

(idiomatic) to hit it lucky, make a lucky strike, luck out, strike pay dirt, hit paydirt (to be very fortunate, extremely lucky)

Usage notes edit

It is said when someone has some unforeseen or unexpected stroke of luck (e.g. getting an easy but well-paid job or becoming acquainted with someone who can fast-track one's ambitions). Normally used in the past tense: megfogta az isten lábát.

Conjugation edit

For the verb, see the definite forms of megfog.
The rest of the expression remains unchanged.