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rolig commented on the word prepeljati koga žejnega �?ez vodo
lit. "to lead someone thirsty across water." The meaning is to promise something, in your words and behavior, and then in the end renege on your promise.
A variant of this phrase was used today in the gay magazine blog Narobe in regard to the Slovene government's promise regarding same-sex marriage:
"O tem danes odlo�?ajo na vladi ... mi pa bomo vsemu temu verjeli, ko bomo videli zapisano v zakonu. Žal je bila glbt-skupnost v zadnjih petnajstih letih že ve�?krat žejna pripeljana �?ez lužo."
"The government is deciding on this permitting same-sex marriage today … but we will believe all this when we see it written into law. Sadly, over the last 15 years, the GLBT community has already several times been led thirsty across a puddle."
July 2, 2009