da peste cap

Romanian

Verb

a da peste cap (third-person singular present dă peste cap, past participle dat peste cap) 1st conjugation

  1. (reflexive or transitive, of beings or things) to do a flip, turn upside down, turn 360°
  2. (transitive, informal, figurative) to upend
  3. (reflexive, informal, figurative) to expend great effort for a goal
    Synonym: merge până în pânzele albe
  4. (transitive, informal, figurative) to drink with greed or thirst (so that the drink container is turned upside down)
  5. (colloquial) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see da,‎ peste,‎ cap: to hit in the head [with dative]

See also

  • până peste cap

References

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