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Another one that comes to mind is "blurt out". Don't blurt out something you'll regret later. Careful you don't blurt out something stupid.

Another one that comes to mind is "blurt out". Don't blurt out something you'll regret later. Careful you don't blurt out something stupid.

"Fire off" - suggestive of an impulsive remark - comes to mind too (for πετώ, here).

Πετώ is used figuratively, as you said. Μην πετάξεις ... is like being warned not to "figuratively throw" (= let slip, carelessly...

It just occurred to me that the term "throw" is also occasionally used in a similar fashion. E.g. - Throw in a good word for me - He...

Strictly speaking, it's not an idiom. What I had meant to say is that it is used figuratively.

Strictly speaking, it's not an idiom. What I had meant to say is that it is used figuratively.

"Μην" reflects the don't, "πετάξεις" means "say". Πετώ (in this case) means to make a brief remark/ to utter something brief. Here's...

From EASY GREEK 13:WHAT DO GREEKS WANT FROM SANTA: Two boys asked what they want from St Basil at 1:35. Is the meaning of μην πετάξεις...

Thanks to cougr & Pontios! So the use of μην περάξεις in context is somewhat like the English “don’t!’ with a level tone to begin with...

Just to round off the discussion ... The close-sounding greek idiom (the one you might be thinking of) for "don't butt in" would be...

Perhaps I should clarify that in most cases "μην πετάξεις" as a stand alone phrase, wouldn't be enough for the abovementioned idiomatic...

Yes, it's an idiom. The full phrase is "(κοίτα) μην πετάξεις καμιά ανοησία/ βλακεία/ κοτσάνα/μαλακία" etc. which basically means "...

From EASY GREEK 13:WHAT DO GREEKS WANT FROM SANTA: Two boys asked what they want from St Basil at 1:35. Is the meaning of μην πετάξεις...

Overheard at a grocery store by someone waiting in line behind a woman speaking on her cellphone in another language. Ahead of her was a...