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“Can You Score A 22/28 By Matching The Idiom With Its Real Definition?”: Prove It

Every language is full of unique sayings and idioms.🗣️

Think of one, and chances are it sounds totally strange if translated literally! That’s the idea behind these questions: we’ll show you a saying in English, and your task is to figure out what it really means. Ready for a challenge?

You’ll face 28 questions designed to both test your smarts and make you smile along the way. Get ready to discover some quirky and hilarious expressions from cultures around the world 🌍✅

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1.What does it mean if someone says, "Like nation, like monk"?

Close-up of a black crow against a cloudy sky illustrating the translated idiom about appearance and true nature.

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2."A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often." From the Romanian, this translated idiom means:

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3.In Japanese, if someone "Has a wide face", then...

Small white wooden windmill in a flower field under a clear sky, illustrating Dutch translated saying meaning guessing game.

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4.If a Dutchman says "He got a blow from the windmill", what they really mean is...

Person holding a red pan filled with water representing the Spanish saying as the pan told the pot meaning.

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5.If in Spain they say "As the pan told the pot", what do they mean?

Close-up of a coiled snake with red scales next to a twisted beige rope, illustrating a translated saying meaning.

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6.What does it mean if someone says, "Whoever was bitten by a snake is afraid of the twisted rope"?

Halved fresh oranges arranged in rows, illustrating the saying taking oranges to Valencia in Spanish culture.

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7.In which situation would you use the saying, "Taking oranges to Valencia" from the Spanish "llevando naranjas a Valencia"?

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8.If in French, you are told to "Not get there by four paths," what does it mean?

Two chefs preparing food in a busy kitchen illustrating the Polish saying six cooks and nothing to eat meaning.

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9.If a Polish person says "Six cooks and nothing to eat", what are they referring to?

Woman covering ears as others blame her, illustrating Spanish idiom about shifting blame for poor performance.

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10.What Spanish idiom is used when a person performs poorly at something but shifts the blame onto external factors instead of admitting their own shortcomings?

Close-up of a wolf showing sharp teeth and intense eyes related to the meaning of Italian saying into the mouth of a wolf.

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11.If an Italian says "into the mouth of a wolf", what do they really mean?

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12.If someone tells you that "you have skeletons in the cupboard," what they truly mean is that...

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13.If someone says "Ser como unha e carne", meaning "To be fingernail and flesh", what do they actually mean?

Person sitting on a vehicle at night under a circular light halo effect, illustrating translated saying meaning and reincarnation concept.

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14.Your friend tells you, “One afternoon in your next reincarnation.” What are they saying?

Woman blowing air with cheeks puffed next to a yellow duckling, illustrating Latvian translated saying with ducks.

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15.The Latvian translated saying "To blow little ducks," means...

Young man with a paper smile taped over his mouth representing being unable to reply in translated French idiom meaning.

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16.Which translated French idiom means being so insulted that you're not able to reply?

Playful dog lying on grass being gently nuzzled by a friendly cat, illustrating translated Portuguese saying concept.

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17."He who doesn't have a dog hunts with a cat" is a Portuguese saying that means...

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18."Go pick mushrooms" is a gentle way to...

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19.If someone asks you if you fell from a Christmas tree, what do they mean?

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20.What does "To wear a cat on one’s head" mean?

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21.From the Kazakh, "I see the sun on your back" means...

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22.The saying “We see whose mother is spinning black wool" is intended to...

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23.If your brother tells you not to shake the chicken, what he is really asking you is...

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24.To "have a cat tongue" is to...

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25.The saying "To rub honey on the mouth of someone" means:

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26.In Tamil, "To pour water over someone’s head" refers to...

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27.In Dutch, if someone "bought something for an apple and an egg", what did they really do?

Close-up of a brown bear with wet fur, illustrating the translated saying about not drinking on the bear’s skin in advance.

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28."Don’t drink on the bear’s skin in advance" actually means:

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