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What is your favourite idiom/phrase in your language?

User Profile: Anushka1
Anushka1 September 30th, 2015

Hey there :)

Let's all celebrate the different languages!

In this challenge you have to state your favorite word/phrase/idiom in your language but do remember to put in an English translation so we know what's going on, haha.

Hope you have fun guys :) x Can't wait to see the different answers!

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User Profile: TinyTheGiraffe
TinyTheGiraffe February 21st, 2016

If at first you don't succeed. Skydiving probably isn't for you ;)

User Profile: everythingwillbeokayxx
everythingwillbeokayxx February 21st, 2016

If you're going through hell, keep going :)

User Profile: Daphk
Daphk February 22nd, 2016

Op ieder potje past een dekseltje

Literally it means "on every pan fits a lid" and it says that every person can find love

User Profile: SakuraSkye
SakuraSkye May 9th, 2016

Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin! (Irish)
There's no fireplace like your own fireplace (Literal translation)
There's no place like home (Approximate translation)

I've always loved how the phrase sounded!

User Profile: DJthebrave
DJthebrave May 9th, 2016

"The pen is mightier than the sword"

User Profile: HappySoul2017
HappySoul2017 February 8th, 2017

Cross my heart and hope to die!

User Profile: Freedom1111
Freedom1111 February 8th, 2017

Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye!

User Profile: Blaze
Blaze February 20th, 2017

"Tira o cavailnho da chuva!"
Literal translation: take the small horse out of the rain
Translation: you can forget about it cheeky

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User Profile: Blaze
Blaze February 20th, 2017

Small typo there. blush It's "cavalinho".

User Profile: HarveyM
HarveyM February 21st, 2017

Nice!

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User Profile: Wildatheart88
Wildatheart88 February 21st, 2017

"Com ferros matas, com ferros morres".

Roughly translated goes something like this:

"If with iron you kill, with iron you'll die."

User Profile: darkenedsc
darkenedsc February 21st, 2017

Mulutmu adalah harimau mu.

This roughly translates "your mouth is your tiger". which means whatever you say will bite you back.

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User Profile: HarveyM
HarveyM February 21st, 2017

@darkenedsc

Woah!

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