Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some people
A vulgar, somewhat blokish, expression for something or someone that is very good. The phrase dates back to at least the 1940s but is still in common (vulgar) use
"That new show is the dog's bollocks!"
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY office workers, millenials
Used by the person you're talking to when they don't care or disapprove of what you're saying, but don't want to explicitly say so.
"I tried a new yoga class this weekend, the instructor was great and I'm really really liking the flow." "I love this for you!"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Older generation
(heat up Marcel) • Go ahead, give the best of yourself, and surpass yourself.
"Mon frère Robert n’a jamais aimé chanter." "Allez, vas-y Robert, tu peux le faire ! Chauffe Marcel !"
“My brother Robert never liked singing.” “Come on, go Robert, you can do it! Heat up, Marcel!”
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Costa Ricans
A saying Costa Rican's use that means everything is great, life is good, and nothing is worth getting stressed out over.
"Pura vida, mae."
"Pure life, dude."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
bu ne perhiz bu ne lahana turşusu
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some people
(what a diet, what a sauerkraut) • This idiom means to act in a way that contradicts one's own words. It is generally expressed to condemn people whose words and actions do not match.
"Adam dün neler diyordu, şimdi neler yapıyor, bu ne perhiz bu ne lahana turşusu?"
"That guy was saying one thing yesterday, now doing the opposite, what kind of a diet, what kind of a sauerkraut is this?"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Everybody
American school children are picked up for school on yellow buses. Most children travel on long buses. Short buses are used to pick up smaller groups, usually children with special needs or who attend special classes. The implication is that a "short bus" is for troublesome or low-intelligence individuals.
"That dude clearly got here on the short bus."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Kannada
Dakshina Kannada or Udupi,
India
Expression USED Frequently BY Young adoloscents in Mangalore/Udupi area
(what kind of death?) • It means "what the heck" in the local language. Probably not used in formal spaces. Not even amongst elders. Used when, say, playing cricket in the village school ground after hours.
"ಎಂಥ ಸಾವ?! ಆವಾ ಇನ್ನು ಸ ಬರ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ" "Entha saava?! ava innu sa barlilla"
"What kind of death? He is still not here!"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • (thieving) • Cool, excellent and special
" לכתוב ערך לגבי המילה מגניב זה לא מאוד מגניב"
"Writing an entery about the word cool is not very cool"
Submitted August 2020 by or
Idiom USED Frequently BY Older people
(to paint the devil on the wal) • When we assume the worst of a situation before anything has even happened. It can be discouraged to say - don't anticipate awful things or they will happen.
"Kommt ein andere Krieg gleich." "Mal den Teufel nicht and den Wand malen."
“Another war is about to happen.” “Don’t paint the devil on the wall.”
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
German
Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Word USED Very frequently BY everybody
It means "No, you are wrong and I am right" in one word.
"Hier darf man nicht schneller als 50 Meilen fahren!“ "Doch!"
"You cannot drive faster than 50 miles here!" "Yes, you can!"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED Frequently BY Young people
(it has Fridayed) • The expression transforms the noun "Friday" ("sexta-feira") into a verb (conjugated in the past, meaning "it has Fridayed"). It is used to mean "the weekend is here", or "let's start the weekend".
"Sextou? Vamos no bar tomar uma cerveja?"
"Has it Fridayed? Shall we go to the pub have a beer?"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED On Occasion BY Middle aged folks
To fail at something, to screw something up, to lose something, or to screw someone over.
"Ich wollte die Zündkerzen tauschen, aber ich habe es verömmelt."
"I wanted to change the spark plugs but I messed it up."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Mostly people who have been politically interested in the 60s
(cheering-Persians) • A claqeur, a person who has been paid to applaud or cheer for someone. Mostly used as an insult to insinuate someone either does not have their own opinion or would not have real support by the audience. The term appeared in 1967 when the Shah of Iran visited Berlin and had intelligence agents cheer at the road and beat up protesters.
"Das Publikum war voller Jubelperser. "
"The audience was full of cheering-Persians. "
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Word USED Frequently BY everybody
(in vain) • Standalone, it indicates disapproval of an action someone says to have done, about it being pointless
"Я рассказал ему все" "зря"
"I told him everything" "In vain"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Likely most Chinese speaking countries
(help) • When a man is cheating on a woman, the woman may choose to stay in the relationship, and may also choose to leave. Sometimes when they choose to leave, they will tell others they choose to leave to 成全他们 (Chéng Quán Tā Mēn, literally: help them), as in: they seems to be a perfect match, I will step aside and help them to be the perfect couple. This is sort like the "acceptance" stage of grief. But depending on the perspective this can also be interpreted as self-moved: you didn't do anything much but thought your act was noble.
A：我听说你男朋友劈腿了。 B：对我们分手了，我成全了他们。
A: I heard your boyfriend was cheating on you. B: Yes we broke up, I helped them.
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
not as green as cabbage-looking
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some people
To not be as naive as someone appears. To be smarter or more intelligent than expected.
"They tried to hide the dent so I'd pay full price, but I'm not as green as I am cabbage-looking."
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Teens, young people
(old one) • Used to address a (usually familiar or close) person as you would call someone "dude" or "bro" in English, regardless of their actual age.
"Alles klar, Alter?" "Alter, was laberst du?" "Was geht, Alter?"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
