přijít na buben
/[pr̝̊ɪjiːt na bubɛn]/
Czechphrase
Definitions
- 1.colloquialgo bankrupt, lose all money. Compare go bust
Kdyby se takový handlíř nevyznal v účetnictví, za chvilku by přišel na buben.
If such a horsetrader did not know the accounting, he would go bust in a while.
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- přijít na mizinu
Related words (1)
- přivést někoho na buben
Etymology
Literally, “come to the drum”. When somebody went bankrupt in the past and their property was to be sold in an auction, it used to be announced to the public by drummers, who first beat the drums to acquire the attention and then read the announcement.