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dabūt vilka pasi |
get the sack |
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iedot kādam vilka pasi |
give somebody the sack |
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izsalcis kā vilks |
hungry as a hawk (hunter, wolf) |
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kā vilku piemin, tā vilks klāt! |
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear |
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no vilka bēg, uz lāci krīt |
out of the frying-pan into the fire |
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rīkoties tā, lai vilks būtu paēdis
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eat one's cake and have it |