What does it mean?
I was rejected, or not allowed to enter or take part.
Closest English saying: I got turned away; I had the door shut in my face.
What does it literally say?
Έφαγα πόρτα
Éfaga pórta
“I ate a door.”
The closed door is a symbol of social exclusion or rejection.
How is it used?
«Ζήτησα να μπω στην εκδήλωση, αλλά έφαγα πόρτα.»
“I asked to get into the event, but I ate a door.”
Where does it come from?
Established colloquial modern Greek. The first historical record of the expression has not been confirmed on eipane.
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