# jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen

jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen is a German expression meaning “something has bitten him”.

## In other languages

- Русский: вожжа под хвост попала

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ something has bitten him, something is eating him/something is eating at him (slightly different meaning; irritation without a specific cause: someone has gotten out of bed on the wrong side)

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