Greek expressions
Many phrases work as examples of how the Greek language is connected to the Greek tradition until today!
One of them is the phrase:
" Έφτασε ο κόμπος στο χτένι"/"The knot has come to the comb"
" Έφτασε ο κόμπος στο χτένι"/"The knot has come to the comb"
This everyday phrase is used when a situation has reached a stalemate.
The comb is referred to as the comb of the loom.
The loom was the most necessary and most valuable tool in every Greek home in the old days. With the loom, every rural family was like having an individual textile workshop at work, covering all their needs in clothing and bedding.
The loom had two large combs which separated the threads and when a knot was made in a thread and the knot reached the comb then the loom could not work and the operator of the loom had to intervene immediately and untie the knot so that the loom could continue to work.
English equivalent: Enough is enough