Multilingual folks: what are some odd idioms in your language(s)?
What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)
For example, in English I might call someone a "good egg," meaning they're a nice person. Or, if it's raining heavily, I might say "it's raining cats and dogs."
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Not quite an idiom but term of endearment: petit chou in French is little cabbage but is often used for young kids...
This is a great one to see first "in the wild" while studying French. The trip from "this can't possibly be what they're saying" to "that was exactly what they were saying" is a wild one.
But it's about the pastry, not the disgusting vegetable. Yikes.
Calling someone "Mon Chou" is like calling them "sweetheart".
Sorry. Which pastry is that?
ETA: I found it: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/choux-pastry/
Wait really?? That makes so much more sense 🤣
I'm dying now because that's literally what I thought when my extended family says it.
Hey cabbage is not disgusting!