“Can You Score A 15/26 By Matching The Saying To Its Real Definition?”: Challenge Yourself | Bored Panda

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Trivia•Guess The Meaning Of The Translated Saying

A pile of fresh zucchinis, the main focus of the phrase "giving off the taste of zucchinis".

Hoselink

1.What does it mean if someone says, “something is giving off the taste of zucchinis”?

Ear with pasta and a pepper, illustrating the meaning of "hanging pasta on your ears."

Live Master

2.Your friend tells you that someone is "hanging pasta on your ears." Should you…?

Traffic sign urging drivers to proceed slowly, reflecting the saying's meaning of safe, cautious travel.

Overnightprinting / Etsy

3.In which situation would you use the saying, "he who goes slowly goes safely and goes far" from the Italian "chi va piano, va sano e va lontano"?

Fish swimming underwater near algae-covered rope, illustrating Japanese saying.

Elianne Dipp

4.In Japanese, if someone says there is a "little fish grinding their teeth," what they mean is:

A horse grazing by a reflective pond surrounded by lush greenery.

RF Nascimento

5.In Portuguese, when you are told to "get the little horse out of the rain", it means:

A cat partially inside a green mesh sack, illustrating the saying "buy a cat in a sack."

Campbell Pet

6.If you hear “to buy a cat in a sack”, you know it stands for:

Elephant in forest, representing the saying about an elephant in a porcelain shop's meaning.

Venkat Ragavan

7.If someone says “you came in like an elephant in a porcelain shop", what do they really mean?

Person peeling a pineapple with a knife on a wooden cutting board, illustrating the saying's meaning visually.

Whole Foods Market

8.The saying “to peel the pineapple” means:

Parsley leaves in focus, suggesting the meaning of the Turkish saying about “being parsley.”

Suzy Hazelwood

9.In Turkish, if someone comments on you “being parsley”, it means you are:

Circus theme with popcorn cart and monkey figure, illustrating the saying "not my circus, not my monkeys" meaning.

Vidal Balielo Jr.

10.The saying “not my circus, not my monkeys” means:

Two donkeys with curious expressions peering over a fence.

Pixabay

11.“The donkey called the rooster big-headed” is used in a context where:

Close-up of a woman with a red heart candy on her tongue, illustrating the saying "taking their heart in their teeth."

Destiny Dental Implant

12.When someone says they are "taking their heart in their teeth", they are being:

Monk in a brown robe holding a purple flower in a forest, illustrating "habit doesn't make the monk" saying.

Medieval Market

13.What does “the habit doesn't make the monk” mean?

Silhouette of a parent lifting a child by the beach at sunset, illustrating "call the child by its name" meaning.

Pixabay

14.If someone says “call the child by its name", what do they really mean?

Person slicing mushrooms on a wooden board beside bowls and seasoning, illustrating the saying "to cut a mushroom."

Instacart

15.The saying "to cut a mushroom" means:

Horse looking through a wooden fence at sunset, symbolizing "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" meaning.

Eduardo Gorghetto

16.The saying “don't look a gift horse in the mouth" is intended to mean:

Person standing on a forest path, illustrating the meaning of "cannot see woods behind the trees."

Eduardo Gorghetto

17.The saying "cannot see woods behind the trees” means:

Wheat field under a clear sky, symbolizing the meaning behind "the rain of May makes the wheat of next year."

Pixabay

18.What is the meaning behind "the rain of May makes the wheat of next year"?

Glass of water on a wooden table illustrating the saying, "if it’s not broken, don't fix it."

Stephan Müller

19.What lesson does the saying "if it’s not broken, don't fix it" teach?

View of a serene waterfront patio through open sliding doors, illustrating "throwing the house out of the window" meaning.

Leonardo Rossatti

20.If someone "throws the house out of the window", what are they doing?

Ball of cotton yarn on a plain surface, symbolizing direct communication and sentiment behind not wrapping words in cotton.

Jess Bailey Designs

21.Which is the sentiment behind "Don't wrap words in cotton"?

Person covering their face with their hands, illustrating the saying "he who doesn't cry doesn't nurse".

Cottonbro studio

22.In life, "he who doesn't cry doesn't nurse". What does this suggest?

Cute goats on a grassy field, illustrating the saying "to show the goats."

Ruel Madelo

23.What does the saying "to show the goats" mean?

Person joyfully jumping with backpack in nature, symbolizing "jumping from the rooster to the donkey."

Sebastian V.

24.If someone is "jumping from the rooster to the donkey”, what are they doing?

Butter on a wooden board with slices of bread, illustrating buttery textures.

Congerdesign

25.If someone says "buttery butter", what are they telling you?

Close-up of runner's legs on indoor track, related to "break a leg" meaning in translated sayings.

Andrea Piacquadio

26.When someone tells you "break a leg", what do they mean?

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