būt kroņa maizē

Latvian

Etymology

The literal meaning is “to be in bread of crown”.

Verb

būt kroņa maizē

  1. (idiomatic) to be in military service
  2. (idiomatic) to be in prison

Further reading

  • Alīse Laua, Aija Ezerin̦a, Silvija Veinberga (2000) “būt kroņa maizē”, in Latviešu frazeolog̦ijas vārdnīca [Latvian Phraseological Dictionary] (in Latvian), volume 1, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN, page 557
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