Funny Idioms All Over the World 2
Today I will “show” you some of my favourite funny idioms from all over the world. This time though, they will have different meanings:
(laisa lii fiiha naqa wa la jamal) ليس لي فيها نقة ولا جمل
I don’t have a camel in the caravan = this matter doesn’t concern me
Գլուխս մի՛ արդուկեր: (Klookhys mee artooger)
Stop ironing my head! = Stop annoying me! (as in repetitively asking or talking about something)
Mónésó’táhoenôtse kosa?
Are you still riding the goat? = separated from your spouse
Énêhpoése ma’eno.
The turtle is shrouded = it’s foggy.
Étaomêhótsenôhtóvenestse napâhpóneehéhame.
My tapeworm can almost talk by itself = my stomach is growling.
Ik zweet peentjes
I sweat carrots = I’m sweating like a pig
IJsberen
'to polar bear' (i.e. to pace up and down)
Puust ja punaseks ette tegema
to make something out of wood and paint it red - to make something really clear
(I have no idea why this would mean “to make something really clear” but ok.)
pitkin hampain
with long teeth - (to do something) unwillingly
kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa
to pace around hot porridge like a cat = to beat about the bush
avoir les dents longues
to have long teeth = to be ambitious
avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet
to have teeth that scratch the floor = to be extemely ambitious
P.S. Do French people have a teeth fetish or what?
pédaler dans la choucroute
to pedal in the sauerkraut = to spin your wheels - to go nowhere
Ich werde dir die Daumen drücken / Ich drücke dir die Daumen
I’ll squeeze my thumbs for you = I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you/I wish you luck
(totally not going to hurt!)
Hals und Beinbruch!
Break a neck and leg = Break a leg (Good luck)
(I wrote this one because I find it quite interesting how the German people added “a neck” to the expression.)
नौ दो ग्यारह होना
to be nine two eleven - to get away
I was very interested in the origin of this idiom so I typed it in google and every post was connected with 9/11. It turns out that there was a flight with the number 11-92. I have no idea what the connection is, so I asked a few random people on Facebook and I will squeeze my thumbs for an answer!
आँख का तारा
star/apple of one’s eye = very fond of
mettere una pulce nell’orecchio
to put a flea in somebody’s ear = to raise a doubt/suspicion
avere gli occhi foderati di prociutto
to have one’s eyes lined with ham = can’t see the wood for the trees - to be unable to see what is distinctly in sight
avere le orecchie foderate di prosciutto
to have one’s ears lined with ham = to be unable to hear what can be clearly heard
Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam
this is a good day to die
당근이지! (dang-geun i-ji)
it’s a carrot = of course / it’s obvious
IT’S A CARROT I LOVE THIS IDIOM!
å gå som katta rundt den varme grauten
to pace around hot porridge like a cat = beat about the bush
å være midt i smørøyet (bokmål) / å vere midt i smørauget (nynorsk)
to be in the middle of the butter melting in the porridge - to be in a very favourable place or situation
Those Norwegians, the really like porridge, don’t they?
Nosom para oblake
He’s ripping clouds with his nose = He’s conceited, puffed up
to put up a beer tent = to get married
How is this not a German idiom, I don’t know..
ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn
on the back of his white horse = full of mischief
I couldn’t find the origin of this phrase either. Totally going to annoy Welsh people until I find it!
snowghoul
kaledo-art
theartofmadeline
prguitarman
janainaart
gummygunk
romaincrisis
tangentwithtanner
titsay
