When abroad, speak as locals speak, recommends an old expats` mantra on assimilation.
Thanks to John Carr and Paul Anastasi`s "Your eyes fourteen - The mad Greek dictionary", the time-consuming task of mastering colloquial Greek is no longer an arduous trip to "the devil`s mother that will get the olive oil out of you".
The authors discuss each saying`s origins in terms of national history and psychology. Familiarise yourself "knife to the bone" with hundreds of the most frequent and colourful expressions Greeks use in everyday conversation - and show that you too can "catch a flea in midflight".