To i piątak
No idea maf
sh't cat
???
neither a dog nor an otter?
Neither this nor that as previously posted.
Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2
No idea maf
???
Neither this nor that as previously posted.
Neither this nor that as previously posted.
Don't you say Neither fish nor fowl in the UK anymore? That was my first thought....
Okay,
To i piątak
As I mentioned the last word is not a literal translation but a possible way of making sense in Polish.
The original expression was "That and a nickel will buy you cup of coffee". At the time a cup of coffee cost a nickel (5 cents).
Over time inflation took it's toll and "That and a dime" "That and a quarter" "That and a dollar" etc etc Sometimes the cup of coffee was changed to something else.
Very, very often people didn't say the whole expression but just the first part. "That and five dollars..." (for example)
The meaning is "what you just referred to is of no value whatsoever"....
Don't you say Neither fish nor fowl in the UK anymore?
I now of it but can't say I've ever used it or heard anyone else use it either.
The meaning is "what you just referred to is of no value whatsoever"....
Ok, thanks for that maf. Makes sense now.
Probably way too easy...
Talk like a blind man about colours
Talk like a blind man about colours
blind man about colours
Interestingly, blind people who have lost their sight know and even see colors (e.g., in dreams). Only those born blind don't know what colors are.
No takers so....
To talk about something one doesn't understand or know anything about.
Talk like a blind man about colours
To talk about something one doesn't understand or know anything about.