Εδώ πάει πίσω.

English translation: are getting worse/going backwards/deteriorating

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Greek term or phrase:Εδώ πάει πίσω.
English translation:are getting worse/going backwards/deteriorating
Entered by: SeiTT

10:21 Sep 24, 2018
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Greek term or phrase: Εδώ πάει πίσω.
Greetings

Someone in Larissa, who I think was a member of the KKE, made this remark to me while complaining about having to work past the age of 65. From the context, it was obvious that by ‘εδω’, he meant Greece.
But is this the idea of going backwards (πάει πίσω προς τα πίσω) i.e. getting worse and worse, or simply of not advancing as quickly as one might hope (καθυστερεί)?

Or could it be both?

Best wishes, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:04
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