well-temperedforum.groupee.net    The Well-Tempered Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Off Key    Idioms from around the world

Moderators: QuirtEvans, pianojuggler, wtg
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
Idioms from around the world
 Login/Join
 
wtg
Has Achieved Nirvana
Picture of wtg
posted
quote:
20 Delightful Idioms From Around the World
Idioms like Mandarin’s ‘take your pants off to fart’ make no sense to English speakers—at least, not to English speakers who haven’t read this list.


https://www.mentalfloss.com/po...placement=newsletter

In Lithuanian, the equivalent of "horse of a different color" is (translated) "aria from a different opera".

Big Grin


--------------------------------
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

 
Posts: 38216 | Location: Somewhere in the middle | Registered: 19 January 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Steve Miller
Has Achieved Nirvana
Picture of Steve Miller
posted Hide Post
Those are great! ThumbsUp


--------------------------------
Life is short. Play with your dog.

 
Posts: 35084 | Location: Hooterville, OH | Registered: 23 April 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  
 

    well-temperedforum.groupee.net    The Well-Tempered Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Off Key    Idioms from around the world