szöget üt a fejébe
Hungarian
editEtymology
editszög (“nail”) + -et (accusative suffix) + üt (“to hit”) + a (“the”) + fej (“head”) + -e (“his/her”, possessive suffix) + -be (“into”, case suffix), literally “to hit a nail into one's head”
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (idiomatic) to set one thinking, to put a suspicion in one's mind
- Szöget ütött a fejembe, hogy már hetek óta nem hívott. ― It put me to thinking that he/she didn't call me for weeks.