Idioms are groups of words whose meanings are not clear from any of the words individually. It’s the complete idiom that tells the story. Or at least that is the idea. When it comes to translating these curious phrases from one language to another, the results can be interesting, and even hilarious.
The team of translators at Comtec loved Matt Lindley’s post on this subject so created a follow-up with 10 new foreign idioms, and here they are.
Written by Sam Brown
Comtec.co.uk