#idioms — Public Fediverse posts
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3) 堂々巡り📿
"Circling the temple hall" is similar to the English phrase "Going around in circles". It is yet another idiom born at Kiyomizu-dera.
Pilgrims would circle the main hall, often many hundreds of times, as an act of faith. -
3) 堂々巡り📿
"Circling the temple hall" is similar to the English phrase "Going around in circles". It is yet another idiom born at Kiyomizu-dera.
Pilgrims would circle the main hall, often many hundreds of times, as an act of faith. -
The little illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Julia Suits on the cover highlight some incredibly specific cultural perspectives:
"To seize the moon by the teeth" (French): Trying to do the absolute impossible.
"Thighs shaped like banana trees" (Bengali): Explicitly noted as a traditional compliment to an attractive woman.
"A fly on the nose" (Italian): Having a massive chip on one's shoulder.
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The little illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Julia Suits on the cover highlight some incredibly specific cultural perspectives:
"To seize the moon by the teeth" (French): Trying to do the absolute impossible.
"Thighs shaped like banana trees" (Bengali): Explicitly noted as a traditional compliment to an attractive woman.
"A fly on the nose" (Italian): Having a massive chip on one's shoulder.
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See also:
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World by Jag Bhalla, 2009"I’m not hanging noodles from your ear," (вешать лапшу на уши). In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I’m not pulling your leg." Both mean: Believe me.
#books
#nonfiction
#language
#idioms
#humour
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See also:
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World by Jag Bhalla, 2009"I’m not hanging noodles from your ear," (вешать лапшу на уши). In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I’m not pulling your leg." Both mean: Believe me.
#books
#nonfiction
#language
#idioms
#humour
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The Wheel Is Spinning but the Hamster Is Dead by Adam Sharp, 2023
Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense.
Let's get this show on the road! Or: Let's saddle the chickens! (German) On with the butter! (Icelandic) Forward with the goat! (Dutch)
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The Wheel Is Spinning but the Hamster Is Dead by Adam Sharp, 2023
Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense.
Let's get this show on the road! Or: Let's saddle the chickens! (German) On with the butter! (Icelandic) Forward with the goat! (Dutch)
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Maybe Romulus shouldn't have halved the city's workforce with a shovel, smh
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Maybe Romulus shouldn't have halved the city's workforce with a shovel, smh
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50 emotions that don’t exist in the English language, but we all have experienced
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50 emotions that don’t exist in the English language, but we all have experienced
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BTW, I love a good idiom.
**Do you have a favorite idiom?
**Does your language/country have idioms?Some of my favorite idioms:
Get down to brass tacks.
Hold your horses.
A dime a dozen.
Raining cats and dogs.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Waste not want not. -
BTW, I love a good idiom.
**Do you have a favorite idiom?
**Does your language/country have idioms?Some of my favorite idioms:
Get down to brass tacks.
Hold your horses.
A dime a dozen.
Raining cats and dogs.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Waste not want not. -
If your feet hurt, they say your dogs are barking. Tonight it's my ankles. My ankles hurt, so what do they say?
My snakes are biting?
My geese are snapping?I'm at a loss. Is there be an ankle animal?
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If your feet hurt, they say your dogs are barking. Tonight it's my ankles. My ankles hurt, so what do they say?
My snakes are biting?
My geese are snapping?I'm at a loss. Is there an ankle animal?
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Fun to see the Irish idiom "make a hames of" in a national news headline: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0417/1568809-odonovan-protests/
I wrote about the expression in 2012: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/making-a-hames-of-it/
#language #IrishEnglish #dialect #idioms #phrases #words #blogpost
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Fun to see the Irish idiom "make a hames of" in a national news headline: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0417/1568809-odonovan-protests/
I wrote about the expression in 2012: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/making-a-hames-of-it/
#language #IrishEnglish #dialect #idioms #phrases #words #blogpost
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Fun to see the Irish idiom "make a hames of" in a national news headline: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0417/1568809-odonovan-protests/
I wrote about the expression in 2012: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/making-a-hames-of-it/
#language #IrishEnglish #dialect #idioms #phrases #words #blogpost
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Fun to see the Irish idiom "make a hames of" in a national news headline: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0417/1568809-odonovan-protests/
I wrote about the expression in 2012: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/making-a-hames-of-it/
#language #IrishEnglish #dialect #idioms #phrases #words #blogpost
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Fun to see the Irish idiom "make a hames of" in a national news headline: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0417/1568809-odonovan-protests/
I wrote about the expression in 2012: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/making-a-hames-of-it/
#language #IrishEnglish #dialect #idioms #phrases #words #blogpost
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Today I learned what the expression "whet your appetite" really means: to "whet" is to sharpen a blade on a whetstone. Hence, "whet your appetite" literally means "sharpen your appetite", which could be translated to "prepare" or "make ready".
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Today I learned what the expression "whet your appetite" really means: to "whet" is to sharpen a blade on a whetstone. Hence, "whet your appetite" literally means "sharpen your appetite", which could be translated to "prepare" or "make ready".
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"This house comes complete with dry bar, wet bar, and a bar that is in an intermediary state between wet and dry so we call it a moist bar."
"Why do you say 'complete with?'"
"What?"
"You're intimating that all the houses that don't have a dry bar, a wet bar and a moist bar are incomplete."
"It's just a way of speaking."
"Well... it is a nonsensical way of speaking, if you ask me."
"[Mumbling] Nobody asked."
"What's that?"
"*cough cough* I was clearing my throat."
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"Њему је и комарац музика" - он и досадно прима као пријатно
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Saw this sentence with both the Irish English "give out" and a standardized-English "give out":
"The banks often give out¹ that the rules are too tight and they can’t give out² the money people need."
¹ complain
² issue, distributeSource and commentary: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/giving-out-irish-style/
#language #dialect #idioms #IrishEnglish #EnglishUsage #phrases
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Saw this sentence with both the Irish English "give out" and a standardized-English "give out":
"The banks often give out¹ that the rules are too tight and they can’t give out² the money people need."
¹ complain
² issue, distributeSource and commentary: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/giving-out-irish-style/
#language #dialect #idioms #IrishEnglish #EnglishUsage #phrases
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Saw this sentence with both the Irish English "give out" and a standardized-English "give out":
"The banks often give out¹ that the rules are too tight and they can’t give out² the money people need."
¹ complain
² issue, distributeSource and commentary: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/giving-out-irish-style/
#language #dialect #idioms #IrishEnglish #EnglishUsage #phrases
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Saw this sentence with both the Irish English "give out" and a standardized-English "give out":
"The banks often give out¹ that the rules are too tight and they can’t give out² the money people need."
¹ complain
² issue, distributeSource and commentary: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/giving-out-irish-style/
#language #dialect #idioms #IrishEnglish #EnglishUsage #phrases
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Saw this sentence with both the Irish English "give out" and a standardized-English "give out":
"The banks often give out¹ that the rules are too tight and they can’t give out² the money people need."
¹ complain
² issue, distributeSource and commentary: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/giving-out-irish-style/
#language #dialect #idioms #IrishEnglish #EnglishUsage #phrases
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Idiomatic Expressions of Identification: "Name to Face" vs. "Face to Name"
Learn the difference between 'put a name to a face' and 'put a face to a name'. Understand how we remember people by sight or by name.
#EnglishPhrases, #LanguageLearning, #Memory, #Communication, #Idioms
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We often use phrases to talk about remembering people. 'Put a name to a face' means you know someone's face but forget their name. 'Put a face to the name' means you know a name but can't picture the person. It's about how our memory works.
#EnglishPhrases, #LanguageLearning, #Memory, #Communication, #Idioms
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People on LinkedIn are inventing nonsense business idioms, and they're too good not to use
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/made-up-business-idioms
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People on LinkedIn are inventing nonsense business idioms, and they're too good not to use
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/made-up-business-idioms
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13 super common idioms that make zero sense until you know where they come from
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/13-idioms-that-make-no-sense-ex1
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13 super common idioms that make zero sense until you know where they come from
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/13-idioms-that-make-no-sense-ex1
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Asking the #hivemind.
I want to prevent someone using my #iOS and/or #iPadOS device from accessing certain #domains.
Because I am the guy using these devices, what I'm trying to prevent is my app sending anything to specific #servers that never need to hear from me. Basically, I want to #block #traffic to specific domains by name.
I'm a #boomer and my last serious tech training was in the oughts. I am certain this can be accomplished, but I don't have any actual clue how to get the internet to serve up useful information on what the steps are.
I am primarily looking for #links that will help me figure it out. Because #information deserves #traffic.
My tech background is in Linux (no hashtag because I'm asking about non-Linux), so my understanding of my iProducts is scant. Which means that I might struggle with #Apple #vocabulary and #idioms.
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7 idioms from other cultures that sound hilarious when translated into English
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/global-idioms-translated-to-english-ex1
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19 nearly-extinct 'fossil words' that only survive hidden inside these specific idioms
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/19-fossil-words-hidden-inside-idioms
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Friends who will help you move are worth their weight in gold! #English #Idioms with colors. #ESL #EFL #EAL #inglés #영어 #anglais #英语 #英語 #inglese #अंग्रेज़ी #inglês #angielski. https://thelanguagegarage.com/english-idioms-with-colors/
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Fun example of semantic drift, but is it restricted to one person? Let me know if you've encountered this reading of "take it offline", from Gen Z or elsewhere
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amandabrummitt_i-spend-a-lot-of-time-talking-about-communication-activity-7402116821522567168-T5vD -
Fun example of semantic drift, but is it restricted to one person? Let me know if you've encountered this reading of "take it offline", from Gen Z or elsewhere
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amandabrummitt_i-spend-a-lot-of-time-talking-about-communication-activity-7402116821522567168-T5vD -
50 emotions that don't exist in the English language, but we all have experienced
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/emotions-that-dont-exist-in-english
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To be a good person, all you have to do is follow the golden rule. #English #Idioms with colors. #ESL #EFL #EAL #inglés #영어 #anglais #英语 #英語 #inglese #अंग्रेज़ी #inglês #angielski. https://thelanguagegarage.com/english-idioms-with-colors/
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All religions have some form of the golden rule. #English #Idioms with colors. #ESL #EFL #EAL #inglés #영어 #anglais #英语 #英語 #inglese #अंग्रेज़ी #inglês #angielski. https://thelanguagegarage.com/english-idioms-with-colors/
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Save money for your retirement so you can enjoy your golden years. #English #Idioms with colors. #ESL #EFL #EAL #inglés #영어 #anglais #英语 #英語 #inglese #अंग्रेज़ी #inglês #angielski. https://thelanguagegarage.com/english-idioms-with-colors/
