Statistics for Non-English Idioms Quiz

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This quiz has been taken 24 times
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Original	Literal Translation	Language	Meaning	% Correct
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.	I only understand the train station.	German	I don’t understand a thing about what that person is saying.	91%
Хоть кол на голове теши	You can sharpen with an ax on top of this head.	Russian	A very stubborn person.	91%
Avaler des couleuvres.	To swallow grass snakes.	French	Being so insulted that you’re not able to reply.	86%
Tomaten auf den Augen haben.	You have tomatoes on your eyes.	German	You are not seeing what everyone else can see. It refers to real objects, though — not abstract meanings.	82%
Iets voor een appel en een ei kopen	Buying something for an apple and an egg.	Dutch	Buying something very cheap.	77%
똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개 나무란다	A dog with feces scolds a dog with husks of grain.	Korean	Similar to someone in a house of glass shouldn't throw stones.	73%
На воре и шапка горит	The thief has a burning hat.	Russian	He has an uneasy conscience that betrays itself.	73%
Se regarder en chiens de faïence.	To look at each other like earthenware dogs.	French	To look at each other coldly, with distrust.	68%
Quem não tem cão caça com gato	He who doesn’t have a dog hunts with a cat.	Portuguese	You have to make do with what you have.	68%
Det är ingen ko på isen	There’s no cow on the ice.	Swedish	There’s no need to worry.	68%
Att glida in på en räkmacka	To slide in on a shrimp sandwich.	Swedish	Refers to somebody who didn’t have to work to get where they are.	68%
Z choinki się urwałaś?	Did you fall from a Christmas tree?	Polish	You are not well informed, and it shows.	55%
ชาติหน้าตอนบ่าย ๆ	One afternoon in your next reincarnation.	Thai	Similar to the English "When pigs fly"	55%
Da vidimo čija majka crnu vunu prede	We see whose mother is spinning black wool.	Croatian	Being the black sheep of the family.	36%
Pūst pīlītes.	To blow little ducks.	Latvian	To talk nonsense or to lie.	36%
Mi o vuku	To talk about the wolf.	Croatian	Similar to speak of the devil.	23%
தலை முழுகுதல்	To take a dip or pour water over someone’s head.	Tamil	To cut off a relationship.	23%
தண்ணீர் காட்டுதல்	Showing water to someone.	Tamil	To be someone's nemesis.	23%
Сенің арқаңда күн көріп жүрмін	I see the sun on your back.	Kazakh	Thank you for being you. I am alive because of your help.	14%
Ej bekot.	Go pick mushrooms.	Latvian	Go away and/or leave me alone.	9%