V�RDS

aizlikt k�du [labu] v�rdu par k�du	say a word for somebody
ar laipnu v�rdu var daudz ko pan�kt	soft fire makes sweet malt
atz�t tikai v�rdos	pay lip-service
burtiski tur�ties pie v�rdiem	press the words
b�t paz�stamam ar v�rdu	go by the name [of]
b�t saist�tam ar doto v�rdu	be bound in honour
citiem v�rdiem sakot, tas ir	that is to say
dab�t v�rdu	get the floor
dot goda v�rdu nedar�t (neteikt)	be on one's honour not to do [say] something
dot v�rdu	give the floor;give one's faith
goda v�rds	honest to God
goda v�rds!	upon my word!
�aut izmantot savu v�rdu	lend one's name to
iemest starp� k�du v�rdu	get a word in edgeways
�erties k�dam pie v�rdiem	fly at somebody's throat
kais�t v�rdus v�j�	spend breath
k�ri tvert katru v�rdu	hang on somebody's lips
lauzt v�rdu	break one's faith
lauzt doto v�rdu	break one's word
ne plika v�rdi�a (sarkana gra�a) v�rts	not worth a bean
nebilst ne pu�pl�sta v�rda	not to breathe a syllable
nelaist k�du pie v�rda	jump down somebody's throat
netur�t v�rdu	be worse than one's word
netur�t v�rdu	go back on one's word
nu tu reiz pateici pr�t�gu v�rdu!	now you are talking!
�emt savus v�rdus atpaka�	swallow one's words
�emt v�rdu	take the floor
p�rm�t k�du v�rdu ar k�du	have a word with somebody
paz�t k�du v�rda p�c	know somebody by name
pieminiet manus v�rdus!	mark my words!
saska�ot v�rdus ar darbiem	suit the action to the word
saukt lietas �staj� v�rd�	call a spade a spade; call things by their proper names
[pa]teikt p�d�jo v�rdu	get the last word
[no]tic�t uz v�rda	take on trust
tic�t k�dam uz v�rda	take somebody at his word
tur�t k�du pie v�rda	take somebody's word for it
tur�t v�rdu	be as good as one's world
uztic�gs savam [dotajam] v�rdam	true to one's word
v�rda tie�aj� noz�m�	in the direct sense of the word
v�rds viet�	word in season
v�rdu rota�a	play on words
v�rdu sakot	cut a long story short
v�rdu sakot	in a word
v�rdu sakot	make a long story short
v�rdu sakot	in round numbers
velti v�rdus ��iest	waste [one's] breath
vi�am te ar� savs v�rds sak�ms	have a say in the matter