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"To live in the butt of the wolf" -

Originally from the Italian language, it means to live very far away.

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"I'm not hanging noodles on your ears" -

This is the Russian version of the idiom "I'm not pulling your leg." The meaning is the same.

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"To bang your butt on the ground" -

This French idiom is similar to the acronym ROFL ("rolling on the floor laughing").

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"To throw a chicken at oneself" -

In Chile, this phrase means "to run away." The origins are pretty hard to trace.

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"To make kittens" -

This may sound romantic, but in fact in Italian it is used to describe vomiting.

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"To look like the Mona Lisa after a spanking" -

This cheeky Czech idiom actually just means someone is badly dressed.

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"Wiggle your bucket" -

In Mexico, when someone wants to "wiggle their bucket" with you, they just want to have a dance.

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"Stop climbing on my head" -

In Arabic, this phrase means "stop annoying me." We think it's pretty accurate at describing the feeling of being irritated!

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"To vomit the sound of weakness" -

Only the Japanese could have come up with this fantastic saying. It means "to whine." What a good way to tell your kids to be quiet!

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"To fart higher than your bottom" -

The French have hit the nail on the head with this one. It applies to someone who is being snooty or posh.

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"Cleaner than a frog's armpit" -

The Spanish are quite obscure with their idioms, and this one is no exception. It means to be completely broke.

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"To buy oneself a monkey" -

Any ideas? Well, in German it means to get drunk. Maybe it comes from someone buying a monkey while drunk...

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"To be full of soup" -

The French say this to describe a fat person. But it's hard to tell if it is a sensitive or rude saying. Perhaps that's the beauty of it.

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"Like eyebrows on fire" -

To be likened to flaming brows in Mandarin means that something is very urgent.

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"Like the backside of a vulture" -

Many idioms seem to involve backsides! The Finnish are no exception, and use this phrase to describe someone as ugly.

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"Like a crocodile in a wallet factory" -

It would be nerve-racking to be a crocodile in a wallet factory, so the Puerto Ricans aptly made an idiom from the situation. It means "to be nervous."

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"To stand like a watered poodle" -

Understandably, standing like a wet poodle is not a good thing. In German, it means "to be crestfallen."

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"Grow like an onion with your head in the ground" -

It may seem like this idiom describes being shy, but, no, it is an insult. In Yiddish, it means "go take a hike" or "go away."

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"To go to the pineapple" -

Strangely, in the Dominican Republic, this saying means "to fight."

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"When dogs were tied with sausages..." -

Were dogs ever tied with sausages? Apparently they were in Uruguay, where this idiom means "a long time ago..."

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"To not put clothes on one's teeth" -

In Japan, people use this phrase like anglophones use the saying "tell it like it is."

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"Can't stop being an owl" -

Although owls are not especially promiscuous, in Italy and France this saying is used to describe someone who "can't stop flirting." Those amorous owls!

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"Ear-nectar" -

In India, "ear-nectar" means a very enjoyable sound or noise, similar to the English phrase "music to my ears."

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"Stop ironing my head!" -

In Armenia, they must find irritation a very painful experience, because this phrase means "stop annoying me!"

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"Are you still riding the goat?" -

In Cheyenne, a Native American reservation, they use this phrase to ask if someone is still with their partner!

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"To walk around in hot porridge" -

In Czech, this saying means "to beat around the bush."

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"Emit smoke from seven orifices" -

"To have steam coming out your ears" is a common enough phrase in English, but in China they have taken it to the next level. It means "to be extremely angry" in Mandarin.

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"To have other cats to whip" -

While in English you have "other fish to fry," the French "have other cats to whip." Both are clearly not animal friendly...

Sources: (FluentU)(Quartz)

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