minus-squarebus_factor@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Multilingual folks: what are some odd idioms in your language(s)?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoIn Norwegian we say “helt sylta” (“completely pickled”) when we have a very stuffy nose. I tried using that idiom when calling out of work in the US once, and was informed that I had just told them I was too drunk to go to work! linkfedilink
In Norwegian we say “helt sylta” (“completely pickled”) when we have a very stuffy nose. I tried using that idiom when calling out of work in the US once, and was informed that I had just told them I was too drunk to go to work!