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2018-01-13, 06:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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#72
Re: Odd Regional Phases and Expressions
Heh... Does it count it is in another language?
Because in Brazil we have things like "Peel the pineapple" for "doing a difficult/complicated task" and "Travel through the mayonnaise" which means something like "have such an incorrect/nonsensical/idiotic view or idea that it borders on insanity or extreme stupidity".
I particularly like "house of mother Joana", which refers to a very disorganized place or situation... This has comes from a noblewoman who lived in Brazil in the 17th or 18th century and often had feasts in her house for the poor... Add a dash of bigotry and elitism and we have "places with lots of poor people = chaos".
Last edited by Lemmy; 2018-01-13 at 06:10 PM.