What weird idioms/phrases does your language have?

hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 241 points –

In Finnish we have "kissanristiäiset" (literally means a cat's christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.

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I'm from Hamburg and I know the majority of these as well, but some are a bit different. Here's some variations on yours:

  • Das macht den Kohl auch nicht fett (that doesn't fatten up the cabbage)
  • Herr, lass Hirn vom Himmel regnen! (lord, let it rain brains!)
  • Wie ein Schluck Wasser in der Kurve (like a sip of water turning a corner) - sitting very lazily/not upright

Are you sure the first one is about cabbage and not the politician?

No I am not sure actually, it might very well be! Both would make sense conceptually but I never actually looked into which one it is