Country Sayings

Started by Listen1, May 17, 2016, 01:47:46 PM

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Shinzy

Well since pee is all the rage now
We have this saying that translates to "Show them where the chicken pees"

It's practically an equivalent to "go get em tiger" or some other kinda encouragement

Listen1

"Go son, show them where the chicken pees!"
I can see myself saying that. Thank you because I probably most certantly will.




MisterVertigo

We say "Gotta piss like a racehorse" meaning you gotta pee really bad. Could also say "my eyeballs are floating" or "my eyes are turning yellow".
"In vertigo you will be..."

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LouisTBR

Interesting. Here in Britain some popular ones are:

"Yankee (Or Yanks)" meaning American
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease" meaning 'You get things by complaining, not by waiting patiently.' (British Favourite)
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." meaning 'You can advise someone to do something, but you can't force them'
"Arm and a leg job" meaning 'It costs a lot'
"Not playing with a full deck" meaning 'Stupid or Dumb (Used as an adjective'
Only in RimWorld is the phrase "31 Heavily-Armed Siegers are currently bombing your base" preferable to "50 manhunting squirrels are attacking your colony"

Listen1

Ah, there some other ones:

"That is not gonna happen even if the cow coughs" Means that is something that will not happen
"More lost than a blind men in a gun fight" Means he dosen't know what to do.
"More lost than an olive in the mouth of a teethless man" Personal favorite "Mais perdido que azeitona em boca de bangela" Means the same as above.

b0rsuk

Some sayings and proverbs translated from Polish:
"One swallow doesn't make a Spring." - not enough data, too early to say with confidence
"I'm going to pay tribute to Nature." (rare) - going to pee
"Don't call the wolf from the forest" - superstitious; don't call someone's name / speak about bad events because you might invite them
"Speaking of the wolf..." - when the person you were talking about arrives
"Two roasts by one fire" - equivalent of "two birds with one stone"
"A (full) candle for the God, a stump for the Devil" - describes a careful person or behavior where a person doesn't make a full commitment to one side, especially not to burn bridges behind oneself.
"To build castles on ice" - foolishness or pipe dream
"How is gingerbread related to a windmill ?" - what's the point of bringing that up ?
"Where the Devil won't manage, he'll send a woman." - self-explanatory ?
"If you go among crows, you must caw like them" - you need to adjust yourself to your company
"What little Jack won't learn, (old) jack won't know."
"Children and fish have no voice" - children, know your place
"When there's no cat, mice revel" - departure of respected/feared figure causes others to play or do mischief
"When a man is in hurry, Devil is happy" - haste leads to mistakes and regrettable decisions
"If grandmother had a moustache, she'd be grandfather" - pointless wondering
"If the goat didn't jump, it would break its leg" - misfortune caused by lack of caution
"Where wood is cut, there's sawdust" - beware collateral damage and side effects
"There's no smoke without fire" - a telling symptom
"Where there are 2 Poles, there are 3 opinions" - referring to infamous inability of Poles to cooperate or agree
"Where two fight, the 3rd one profits"
"If you have a soft heart, you'll have a hard (sore) ass" - because you'll be getting kicked
"Strike the table and the scissors will ring" - when someone gives his advice but wasn't asked
"Like a rock into water" - to disappear without a trace
"Like a plum into compote" - same
"An apple doesn't fall far from the apple tree" - offspring act much like their parents
"If you want to strike a dog, you'll find a stick" - a person with malicious intent will find a way or pretext to harm
"If you don't have what you like, you like what you have" - get used to what you have
"Every stick has two ends" - it cuts both ways
"To curse like a shoemaker" - to curse very vulgarily
"Everyone is a smith of his fate"
"A raven won't poke a raven's eye out" - a clique, cartel, collusion etc.
"Devils won't take one of their own" - cruel and nasty people seem to avoid misfortune
"Who sows wind, harvests storm" - a warning; provoking people tends to unleash forces out of control
"Strike the iron while it's hot" - it's time to act; use the advantage while you have it
"A wise enemy is better than a stupid friend"
"Even a goat will climb a leaning tree" - boasting about something easy
"Neither a dog nor an otter" - something really odd and not especially useful
"Don't divide leather on a (live) bear" - it's too early to celebrate, be careful
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers"
"The priest doesn't like the offering - then go home, calf" - if you don't take something now, you may get nothing at all. Crtiticism of greed.