What are some non-English idioms?

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2026-05-07 08:31

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Here are some common idioms from other languages:

  • "Into the mouth of a wolf" - Italian (in bocca al lupo) - Good luck! The correct response is "May the wolf die!"
  • "Not my circus, not my monkey" - Polish (Nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy) - Not my problem
  • "To have a wide face" - Japanese (Kao ga hiro i) - To have many friends
  • "To have the midday demon" - French (Le démon de midi) - A midlife crisis
  • "To feed the donkey sponge cake" - Portuguese (Alimentar um burro a pão-de-ló) - To give good treatment to someone who doesn't need it
  • "A cat's jump" - German (Katzensprung) - A short distance away
  • "To give someone pumpkins" - Spanish (Dar calabazas a alguien) - To reject someone
  • "To travel as a hare" - Russian (Exatj zajcem) - To travel without a ticket
  • "To let a frog out of your mouth" - Finnish (Päästää sammakko suusta) - To say the wrong thing
  • "To have a stick in your ear" - Danish (At have en pind i øret) - To ignore or not listen to someone
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