vágja a centit

Etymology
lit. 'to cut the measuring tape'. In the days of compulsory military service in Hungary, it was common practice for soldiers to buy a 150 centimeters long measuring tape and cut one centimeter off it every day to keep track of how many days they have left until discharge.

Verb

 * 1)  to count down to a greatly anticipated event

Conjugation

 * For the verb, see the definite conjugation of.
 * The inflected noun remains unchanged.