Interjection USED Frequently BY Teens
(interj.) • This expression is used as an encouragement for someone to work hard, try again, get pumped up etc. It is especially used in a sports context.
"I'm tired, I need a break." "Come on, G up!"
Submitted May 2022 by lucia871
Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People
This means woman or can often mean girlfriend.
"J'ai vue une belle meuf hier!"
"I saw a pretty woman yesterday!"
Submitted May 2022 by anonymous
perdersi in un bicchiere d’acqua
Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to get lost in a glass of water) • It means to worry or make a big deal of something that is actually a small problem or not a problem at all.
"All'esame orale, mi sono perso in un bicchier d'acqua."
"At the oral exam, I got lost in a glass of water."
Submitted April 2022 by thinkinitalian
It's like walking out of a phone booth after sand papering a wild cat's ass
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Some People
To describe something that you do or do not want to do. This expression is used to describe a difficult situation. You can imagine being in a phone booth which is an enclosed, small space. Trying to sand-paper a wild cat's ass would be difficult in this small space. They may scratch and attack you. This is not a situation you want to find yourself in.
"Hey, bob! How was the weekend with your ex-wife?" "It was like walking out of a phone booth after sand-papering a bobcat's ass" or "I would rather sand-paper a bobcat's ass in a phone booth than spend time with her again".
Submitted April 2022 by paintedsky
English
English speaking countries
Word USED Frequently BY Young People
(noun) • A task that takes a lot of effort to complete (or much more effort than what the speaker is willing to give). It is mostly used to explain why someone doesn't want to do something.
"Do you want to go to the chicken restaurant with me?" "No, that's such a trek..."
Submitted March 2022 by lucia871
English
Australia ,
United Kingdom
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Wasting time doing something that isn't useful or productive. Also known as doing things disorganizedly and not achieving very much.
"Stop faffing around! We need to be at the pool in 5 minutes!"
English
The South,
United States
nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
Used to describe someone who is nervous. The imagery is that a cat with a long tail would be in constant danger of having its tail crushed under the moving chairs in a room full of rocking chairs
“Did you get to see her before she gets on stage?” “Yes, she’s nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, but I think she’ll be great.”
German
German speaking countries
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
(sieve head) • Someone who tends to forget everything
"Hab ich dir gestern noch erzählt, du Siebkopf!"
"I just told you yesterday, you sieve head!"
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(to your health!) • Said when someone sneezes, also used when proposing a toast and clinking glasses.
*někdo kýchne* "Na zdraví!" "Díky."
*someone sneezes* "To your health!" "Thanks"
Submitted January 2022 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(Everything is electricity and wires) • Everything is in order, or running smoothly. An optimal state of affairs.
"Дали сме платили ли сметката?" "Всичко е ток и жици."
"Have we paid the bill?" "Everything is electricity and cables!"
Submitted January 2022 by anonymous
Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(a foot on the ground) • A small house or apartment in a city you do not live in, and where you stay when visiting that city for a short time
"Vivre à Paris ne m'empêche pas d'aller souvent à Rome, j'y ai un petit pied-à-terre."
"Living in Paris does not prevent me from going to Rome. I have a small pied-à-terre there""
Submitted January 2022 by anonymous
German
German speaking countries
Word USED Frequently BY Adults
(noun) • (liquid bread) • A way of saying ‘beer’ in a joking manner, referring to the fact that both beer and bread are made of wheat.
„In Bayern gibts das beste Flüssigbrot!“
“In Bavaria there's the best liquid bread!”
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(do not pull the devil by the tail) • It is used in a situation where someone is saying something dark and the rest tell him to don't push his luck and call for the bad things to happen
"Сигурно ще ни изпитват днес по химия" - "Тихо, не дърпай дявола за опашката!"
"They will most probably examine us in chemistry today" - "Keep quiet, don't pull the devil by the tail"
Submitted September 2021 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Mostly authors
(n.) • the intense mixture of sadness, anger and regret; insufferable pain due to emotions.
"Каква горест изпитвам при мисълта за миналите лета в Чамкория!"
"Oh what pain brings me the memory of the past few summers here, in Chamkoria!"
Submitted September 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(here's nothing, hold it firmly!) • An ironic saying used in situations where you recieve something (an offer, some information, anything) that is totally useless to you.
A kormány ahelyett, hogy emelte volna a tanárok fizetését, ingyen krétát küldött az iskolákba. Nesze semmi fogd meg jól!
Instead of raising teachers' salaries, the government sent free chalks to schools. Here's nothing, hold it firmly!
Proverb USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
(old love doesn't rust) • Once you fell in love with someone, you'll always be fond of them, even if you haven't seen each other in a long time; It's easy to reignite the love for your past partners and crushes.
"Nie przeszkadza ci, że twoja żona idzie na imprezę, gdzie będzie jej były?" "Niby dlaczego? To stare dzieje." "Wiesz, jak to mówią: stara miłość nie rdzewieje..."
"Doesn't it bother you that your wife goes to the party where her ex will be?" "Why would it bother me? It's ancient history." "You know what they say: old love doesn't rust..."
Submitted August 2021 by mgodawa
Portuguese
Portuguese speaking countries
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
Asking someone to stop joking around.
"Temos de nos despachar, deixa de brincadeiras já!"
"We have to hurry up, stop fooling around!"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(cheaper than a mushroom) • The expression indicates that something is very affordable, low-priced, easy to acquire.
"Nusipirkau naujas kelnes, kainavo pigiau grybo."
"I bought new pants, they cost cheaper than a mushroom."
estar mais pra lá do que pra cá
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to be more there than here) • Used when someone is close to death.
"A Rainha Elizabeth tem 95 anos!" "Tá mais pra lá do que pra cá"
"Queen Elizabeth is 95 years old!" "She's more there than here"
Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to fart higher than one's arse) • To be conceited.
Les étrangers disent souvent que les Français pètent plus haut que leur cul.
Foreigners often say that French people fart higher than their arse.
Submitted July 2021 by 3010g
