κρατάει τα κεραμίδια ξεκρέμαστα

[altan]

Hi friends,
What does "κρατάει τα κεραμίδια ξεκρέμαστα"? And "κάβουρα" is "crab", but any other meaning?

 

[nickel]

Hi, Altan. The usual saying is "Θεέ (μου), πώς κρατάς τα κεραμίδια ξεκάρφωτα;". We say this when we hear something outrageous and it's similar to saying "how is the world still standing when everything should be falling apart?"

 

[altan]

thanks nickel.

 

[SBE]

Regarding the crab, the full expression is: εδώ σε θέλω κάβουρα, να περπατάς στα κάρβουνα, meaning "let's see how you can do/ explain this difficult thing".

 

[altan]

thanks SBE