szöget üt a fejébe

Hungarian

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Etymology

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szög (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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsøɡɛt ˈyt ɒ ˈfɛjeːbɛ]

Verb

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szöget üt a fejébe

  1. (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.

Conjugation

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