Idioms and Riddles from Around the World

Idioms from Around the World 🌎

Here are some interesting idioms from different places across the world, along with their meanings. Enjoy reading!

Feeding the donkey sponge cake

Meaning: Giving special treatment to someone who doesn’t need it, according to the Portuguese.

God gives nuts to the man with no teeth

Meaning: An old Arabic saying that comments on the inherent irony of life, or the poor state of dental hygiene in some parts of the peninsula.

Pretend to be an Englishman

Meaning: This Serbian idiom means to pretend that you are innocent and have no idea what is going on.

Pulling an old cow out of the ditch

Meaning: Bring up an old argument in Holland. Presumably, the argument, like an old cow, should be just left there.

A camel cannot see its own hump

Meaning: An old Arab saying that is the equivalent of a pot calling the kettle black (criticizing someone for a fault you also possess.)

Going where the Czar goes on foot

Meaning: Going to the toilet in Russia. Apparently, it was the only place the Czar (a Russian word for ruler or emperor) wasn’t carried to.

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Puzzling Puzzles

Here are five fun riddles for you to ponder over. Let me know what you think the answers are, in the 'Comments' section.

1. I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes; I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole. Who am I?

2. Break it and it gets better, immediately set and harder to break again. What is it?

3. My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. Who am I?

4. Brothers and sisters, have I none but that man's father is my father's son. Who am I?

5. It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life, kills laughter. What is it?

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