Ever heard the Italian expression
"capitare a fagiolo"? This is exoression is used when something happens at the perfect moment, exactly when it's needed.
Like a message that arrives just when you were thinking about someone.
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In Portuguese, we say "fazerboca de siri"
It doesn't mean silence out,
It means knowing when to stay quiet, when not to reveal everything, when discretion is wisdom, not weakness
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Ever heard the expression
"the dog days of summer"?
English idiom of the day
It doesn't just mean hot days.
It means that specific kind of heat that slows everything down.
How do you say this idea in your language?
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"Fazer boca de siri", means knowing when to stay quiet, when not to reveal everything, when discretion is wisdom, not weakness. Silence is maturity, knowing that some things are better kept safe inside.
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We often think a change of heart is weakness but it isn't.
Changing your heart doesn't mean you were wrong before, it means you were honest then, & you're still honest now.
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Everyone has things they might regret doing or saying (or NOT doing or saying) in their lives. Many people go desperate for things that can't be undone, but it's too late to "piangere sul latte versato ". How do you say that in your language?
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We hope we never need to ask for help during trips and vacations, still it's very important to know how to. We never know! How do you ask for help in your language?
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Sometimes all we need is to chill out a bit.
Is there an expression to say that in your language? Let me know in the comments!
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Sometimes we are very tired and neees to rest. That’s what “essere alla frutta” means in Italian.How do you say you’re very tired in your language? Let me know in the comments.
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How do you say in your language someone is desperate or too worried? In Portuguese we say "arrancar os cabelos".
Let me in the comments how do you say it in your language.
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This of those idioms that sounds funny, but actually describes a very human moment:
Looking for answers where there are none.
Knocking on doors that aren't meant to open.
Insisting on a path that isn't ours.
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Sometimes people just promise things but the moment they should do what they say they simply disappear. Do you have ax expression to define these people in your language? Let me know in the comments.
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🇧🇷 “Ser uma Maria vai com as outras”
= someone who follows the crowd without thinking.
In other words?
No personality. No backbone. Just imitation.
Portuguese has a very colorful way of calling that out 😌
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In German we say "Sich auch der Affäre ziehen"
Translated in essence "To get out from affairs"
Means exact the same thing.
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Lavarsene le mani = to wash your hands of something
When someone refuses responsibility or walks away from a mess they helped create…
Do you know a similar expression in your language?
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Ser uma mala sem alça = to be super annoying
A suitcase without a handle? Heavy. Inconvenient. Impossible to carry.
That’s the vibe.
Know someone like that?
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“Tied hands” = being unable to act because of rules or limitations.
“I’d help you, but my hands are tied.”
Not lack of will but lack of permission.
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Literal meaning: To be alone like a dog
Meaning: To be completely alone. Utterly by yourself.
It doesn’t just mean “alone.”
It suggests being left out, forgotten, without company, a deeper kind of solitude.
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Sem pé nem cabeça
= makes no sense at all.
Literally “without foot nor head.”
Perfect for explanations that are completely incoherent.
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When you give the green light you officially say yes to proceed.
You approve. You authorize. You allow something to begin.
Language tip
We don't "do" the green light. we give it.
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今フランス語を習うことのために「Tin Tin」を読んでいるんです☺️
Je lis "Tin Tin" pour apprendre le français ☺️
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“Pagar o pato”
To take the blame or suffer the consequences for something you didn’t do.
Sometimes you don’t make the mistake. You’re just the one left holding the bill.
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“To give one’s two cents” = to share your opinion .
Sometimes useful.
Sometimes… just noise
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“Essere sano come un pesce”
= to be in perfect health
In Italian, if you’re healthy…
you swim, not walk
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Go ballistic = to suddenly become very angry or upset
Ever said:
“Don’t tell my boss…”
and someone DID?
Yeah.
They went ballistic.
Not literally exploding, just emotionally detonating.
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The essential principles Stephen Krashen identified that determine whether any learning method actually works.
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