My niece and I were talking today and I repeated an old cliche. I laughed that if I said that phrase on this forum, that many of the people who read it would not understand what I said. (For the life of me, I cannot remember what it was at the moment.) Then I was pondering about what odd little sayings are common in other countries that 'outsiders' would not comprehend. She said that she heard a comedian doing a bit on "What does your Rooster say?" that was very funny. Apparently, every country has a different idea of what animals sound like.
Other examples of the odd ways of saying things:
In America, Jealousy is said to be a "Green Eyed Monster", and you will occasionally hear someone teasing another that their "eyes are turning green" which means they are acting jealous or envious. An Italian friend once told me that they say a jealous person is "wearing horns".
Someone who is no fun (like Kalah) is a "Stick in the Mud".
And it's going to bother me the rest of the night until I remember what I originally said.
