visszanyal a fagyi

Hungarian

Etymology

From vissza- (“back”) +‎ nyal (“to lick”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ fagyi (“ice-cream”), literally “the ice-cream licks back”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvisːɒɲɒl ɒ ˈfɒɟi]

Phrase

visszanyal a fagyi

  1. (idiomatic) one gets a taste of one's own medicine (harsh treatment on others results in similarly harsh treatment in return)

Conjugation

  • For the verb, see the indefinite conjugation of nyal (always used in the third person singular).
  • The noun fagyi remains unchanged.
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