What does it mean?
I am discovered at the very moment I am doing something secret or forbidden.
Closest English saying: To be caught red-handed.
What does it literally say?
Πιάνομαι στα πράσα
Piánome sta prása
“I get caught in the leeks.”
This everyday wording means being caught in the act; its historical path is not documented on eipane.
How is it used?
«Άνοιγε κρυφά τα δώρα και τον έπιασαν στα πράσα.»
“He was secretly opening the presents and they caught him in the leeks.”
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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