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* to stand with hands in hand
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
It corresponds to the English “to sit on someone’s hands”. It’s used to refer to someone who isn’t doing anything, especially at the moment of speaking.
"Non posso starmene con le mani in mano mentre i cittadini protestano per le strade."
"I can’t stand with my hands in hand while the citizens are protesting in the streets."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) In Chile, it is used as a very informal alternative for the word dude or friend (amigo) and, depending on the tone, it can also mean 'stupid' among several other meanings.
"Hola weon, cómo estai?"
"Hi dude, how's it going?"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
When someone discovers or creates something that already exists. Most often used when someone is wasting significant time or effort to create the thing in question.
"School committees should seek to improve upon existing methods, not reinvent the wheel every time they develop a new curriculum."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* bread roll with butter
Expression USED Very frequently BY Most People
Used to describe something that can be or should be done effortlessly and with ease .
"Twoim zadaniem jest zrobienie plakatu". "Bułka z masłem".
"Your task is to make a poster". "Bread roll with butter".
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* little apple - little egg
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
When something's really easy, it is 'appeltje eitje'!
"Was het examen moeilijk?" "Nee, het was appeltje-eitje! Ik was heel snel klaar."
"Was the exam difficult?" "No, it was little apple - little egg! I was done really quick."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
English
Midwest,
United States
Expression USED On Occasion BY Most People
“Bread and butter” means someone’s livelihood or how they make a living. It’s always used together, in this order, and as a singular noun.
“Tourism is the bread and butter of many island countries.” “Did you grow up on a farm?” “Yeah, it was our bread and butter.”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
nabo*
* turnip
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
Used for someone who's clumsy or can't do anything.
"Ele é um nabo."
"He's a turnip."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* to have the IQ of an oyster
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used to say that someone is really stupid, that someone has no brain.
"Elle est vraiment débile, elle a le QI d'une huître !"
"She's so dumb, she has the IQ of an oyster !"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Trinidadian Creole English
Trinidad and Tobago
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everybody
This expression is used in an exclamatory way, as a form of praise for delicious food.
"Dis food rel lash boy!"
"Man, this food is so, so good!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* You don't sell pineapples
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
It's used when you want someone to know that they're criticizing something that they're also doing. It's used to say someone it's being rude.
"Pero mira esa muchacha con ese vestido tan corto." "Pero tú no vendes piñas, mira el tuyo."
"But look at that girl with a short dress." "But you don't sell pineapples, look at yours."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* fennel
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
The word literally means "fennel" but, if directed to men, it's an homophobic insult like "faggot".
"Luca è molto attraente, peccato che sia un finocchio."
"Luca is really good looking, too bad he's a fennel."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* to be the milk
Expression USED Frequently BY Young People
To be cool. It can be used for both people or things.
"¡Eres la leche!" "¡Este juego es la leche!"
"You are the milk!" "This game is the milk!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* he's a mango
Expression USED Frequently BY Women
In Guatemala we say "he's a mango" to a man who is really handsome.
"mira ese muchacho, es un mango."
"Look at that guy, he's a mango."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* go plant potatoes
Idiom USED In the past BY Older Generations
This is an expression that more or less means “leave me alone!” Or “go away!”
“Quer ficar comigo, gata?” “Não quero não! Vá plantar batatas!”
“Wanna hook up with me, sexy?” “No, I don’t want to! Go plant potatoes!”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* broccoli
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Everyone
"Broccolo" is what you would call someone who is good for nothing and doesn't have any skills. Also someone who is stupid and dumb.
"Non ho parole... Sei un broccolo!"
"I'm speechless... You are a broccoli!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* Shut up, you dicksoup
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used to refer to someone who is talking nonsense. It can be used in many ways - jokingly, seriously, surprisedly, etc. "Calla" = shut up; "sancocho" = a soup made with fish and peanut; "(d)e" = of; "verga" = dick.
"Calla, sancochoeverga, tu parte de la presentación está mal, hazla otra vez."
"Shut up, you dicksoup, your part of the presentation is wrong, do it again."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* quince
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
Someone who is a bit stupid and naive.
"No seas membrillo."
"Don't be stupid."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* wet grilled cheese sandwich
Slang USED On Occasion BY Students
(n.) Slick frat boy who uses a lot of hair gel.
"Zie je die corpsbal met dat haar? Wat een natte tosti!"
"Do you see that frat boy with that haircut? What a wet grilled cheese sandwich!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* salted codfish
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
It's an insult used to address an incompetent and stupid person.
"È un baccalà, non è buono a niente!"
"He is a salted codfish, a good-for-nothing!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* French fry
Expression USED On Occasion BY Kids
It's used as a synonym of "silly", generally among kids.
"Sos un papa frita." "Juancito es tremendo papa frita."
"You're a French fry." "Juancito is such a French fry."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* You're cabbage
Slang USED Frequently BY Everybody
It's generally used to tell someone they suck when they dissapoint you.
"Nu știi să faci tema la mate? Ești varză!"
"You don't know how to do the maths homework? You're cabbage!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* footed arancino
Italian
| Sicilian
Sicily,
Italy
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
You can say this to someone very fat or who eats a lot, because an arancino is a very big fried food.
Note: In Catania we use the word "arancinO" and in Palermo they say "arancinA", but the meaning of the expression is the same.
"Hai mangiato tutto ciò che avevo cucinato! Sei proprio un arancino coi piedi!"
"You ate everything I cooked! You are really a footed arancino!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
It means something like "idiot" or "stupid" and it's used when someone doesn't understand something.
"Hai sbagliato tutto, sei una testa di rapa!"
"You did everything wrong, you turnip head!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* fine as corn
Expression USED On Occasion BY Teens
Used to describe someone very attractive.
"Viste aquele rapaz a passar na rua? Bom como o milho."
"Did you see that guy crossing the street? Fine as corn."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* turnip head
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
A mild way of telling someone they are not very bright, intelligent, or otherwise capable of understanding or doing. Similar to calling someone an idiot, just less offensive.
"Andrea è proprio una testa di rapa, si è di nuovo dimenticato i compiti!"
"Andrea really is a turnip head, he forgot his homework again!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* thanks and bye, liver paste
Expression USED On Occasion BY Young People
Used as a fun way of saying “goodbye”. The Swedish version of “see you later, alligator”. Liver paste can be used as a spread on the traditional Swedish crispy bread. It was used in a famous Swedish children’s book.
"Det var allt för idag. Tack och hej, leverpastej!"
"That was all for today. Thanks and bye, liver paste!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* mix eggs and snails
Catalan
| Mallorquí
Mallorca,
Spain
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It doesn’t refer to a recipe - we use it during a conversation when many differents subjects are being mixed together and have no correlation to each other.
“Què dius ara? No mesclis ous amb caragols!”
“What are you talking about? Don’t mix eggs and snails!”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* not castrated
Spanish
Occidental Regions,
Bolivia
Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(n.) A colloquial term for someone who acts naively or in a dumb way. It's used in informal conversations and can be used as an insult or with sarcasm as remark of a dumb answer of question.
"¡Este cojudo se va a matar por andar manejando moto sin casco!"
"This dumb one is going to kill himself for driving his motorcycle without a helmet!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* ploughing a fallow field
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Older Generations
An extremely tedious and unsatisfying task.
"Uczenie tego dziecka dobrych manier to orka na ugorze."
"Teaching this kid good manners is like ploughing a fallow field."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
The sudden drowsiness and tiredness one feels soon after lunch.
"Ho mangiato troppo e mi viene da dormire perché ho l'abbiocco."
"I've eaten too much and now I'm feeling like sleeping because I'm having abbiocco."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* weighing pears
Italian
| Veneto
Veneto,
Italy
Slang USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
It is a dialectal form to describe when you are sleepy, with half-closed eyelids and cheeks hanging like pears.
"Come sta andando la conferenza? È interessante?" "No, è veramente noiosa, sono qui a pesare i peri!"
"How's the conference going? Is it interesting?" "No, it's really boring, I'm here weighing pears!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* pig's disease
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) It's the feeling of getting sleepy after a big meal.
"Comimos un chingo." "Sí, ya me dió el mal del puerco."
"We ate a lot." "Yes, it gave me the pig's disease."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* from the nothing
Expression USED Very frequently BY Young People
"Do nada", in a free translation is equivalent to "out of the blue", is something very unexpected.
"Ela terminou comigo do nada."
"She broke up with me from the nothing"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
German
German speaking countries
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
References to a person who likes to report everything to admins, cops etc.
"Waren wieder Meldemuschis unterwegs."
"Seems that there were reporterpussiess around."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Emoji USED Very frequently BY Young People
This emoji is used instead of the red lightning that is Women's Strike logo. It was originally created in 2016 by graphic designer Ola Jasionowska, who says that it symbolizes a warning. “It says: watch out, beware, we won’t accept that women are being deprived of their basic rights,” Jasionowska explained.
#ToJestWojna⚡
#ThisIsWar⚡
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* Fuck Law and Justice
Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
8 stars stand for "Jebać PiS" which means "Fuck Law and Justice". The phrase has gained popularity when included into Taco Hemingway's "Polskie Tango" music video. Now it can be seen everywhere thanks to last protests in Poland (Women's Strike) eight stars are used on banners, posters etc.
Note: Law and Justice (Polish: Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) is a national conservative and right-wing populist political party in Poland, a member of the Eurosceptic European Conservatives and Reformists Party. With 198 seats in the Polish Sejm and 48 in the Senate, PiS is currently the largest political party in the Polish parliament, and the dominant party of the United Poland ruling coalition. (source: Wikipedia, November 2020)
"Nie mogę się doczekać, aż ten kraj znów będzie normalny ***** ***"
"I can't wait for this country to be normal again ***** ***"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* to bang the horse
Slang USED On Occasion BY Mostly people not older than 25 years
Slang for masturbating, the equivalent of the English "to jerk off"
"Najchętniej to byś tylko grał w gry i konia walił."
"You would like to do nothing, but to play games and to jerk off."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Young People
(n.) A positive, descriptive term for a person that is wholesome (ie kind, helpful, goes out of their way to support others, honest, perhaps sometimes a little naive or innocent). Rarely said to the person in question’s face but about them to others. Common in manga reader forums.
"I saw Christopher helping an old lady across the road this morning." "Aw Christopher is such a cinnamon roll!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* dust sucker
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) A vacuum cleaner. Can also be used as a verb "stofzuigen" (dust sucking)
"Zeg buurvrouw, heb jij een stofzuiger die ik kan lenen?"
"Hey neighbour, do you have a dust sucker I could borrow?"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* to fall from the pear tree
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
This expression is used when somebody has a sudden realisation of a fact or a negative aspect of their reality.
"È caduto dal pero quando ha saputo del loro divorzio!"
"He's fallen from the pear tree when he heard about their divorce!"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Name USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
Troublemaker. Someone annoying, who is always objecting.
“Lui è proprio un piantagrane.” “Sì, odio lavorare con lui, crea solo problemi.”
“He really is a piantagrane.” “Yes, I hate working with him, he’s always causing problems.”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults
It’s an abbreviation of the phrase “I haven’t (got) a clue in the foggiest”. When you really have no idea why something has happened or the answer to a question. Saying “not a foggy one” can be used depending on the individuals choice of changing the original phrase, but it is always understood by other Brits when used.
“Do you remember which bus stop we’re supposed to get off at?” “Not a foggy one, mate. I’m just following everyone else!”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
English
South East,
United States
Expression USED Frequently BY Mostly women in the Southern USA
To someone from outside it sounds like a compliment but it is really a polite way to say “you’re an idiot”. Can also be used at the end of a rude sentence to try to end the sentence on a “positive” note.
“Someone called saying I won a cruise and all I have to do is give them my bank information! Time for a trip!” “Oh honey, bless your heart”.
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* bread necessary
Word USED On Occasion BY Some People
(adj.) Something that is essential, absolutely necessary.
"Ik moet broodnodig een nieuwe baan vinden."
"I must bread necessary find a new job."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
* to speak under four eyes
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Privately.
"Hey, kan ik jou even onder vier ogen spreken?"
"Hey, can I speak to you under four eyes?"
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
voor hetere vuren gestaan hebben*
* to have stood in front of hotter fires
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some people
Used when you have been through worse or faced bigger problems in the past.
"Denk je dat je die hele pizza op kunt?" "Ja hoor, ik heb voor hetere vuren gestaan"
"Do you think you can finish the entire pizza?" "Sure, I have stood in front of hotter fires"
Submitted May 2020 by anonymous
