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a smiliar idiom
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epit
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a smiliar idiom
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Yesterday I learned the idiom It was all Greek to me!" but here inTurkey we use a smiliar idiom to this,I remained French .I �m strange to this subject.Is there an idiom smiliar to this one ? We can �t say It is all Greek to me.We have common a lot of things like food (pilaki,sarma,baklava and halva)and Karagoz and Hacıvat from history.Do we use an idiom like I remained French in English ?.Thanks from now. |
30 Sep 2009
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mariamit
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Hi epit,
You �re right we do have so much in common. In English if you want to say you don �t understand something you say " It �s all Greek to me". I can only think of one other thing to say"It �s gibberish" and you can say" it looks like gibberish" or "it sounds like Gibberish " . I don �t think you can use French or anything else. Maybe someone else can think of other things.
By the way in Greek we say "It �s Chinese to me." |
30 Sep 2009
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wolfy
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you could say some one is talking double dutch. if you say a rude word #### : pardon my French.
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30 Sep 2009
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carinita
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How about this one?
It �s above my head (Beyond my ability to understand) |
30 Sep 2009
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Zora
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"It �s beyond me." - is a very common phrase.
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30 Sep 2009
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mamamima
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i also know the idiom "it �s double dutch" witha similar meaning. |
30 Sep 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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Wow, here in Russia, when people accidentially say a bad word, they also say "Pardon my French". ANd if, for instance, there is a text and the menaing of it is not clear, some people may ask: "Is it in Chinese?"
Another phrase that can be used and it �s not an idiom is " It makes no sense". But that �s not an idiom...
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30 Sep 2009
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wolfy
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Any more idioms with countries?
How about if we go dutch on this one? |
30 Sep 2009
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ituska
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Here in Slovakia if you do not understand anything, you can say - It � like a Spanish village.
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30 Sep 2009
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ituska
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pardon: It � s like a Spanish village
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30 Sep 2009
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