What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)

For example, in English I might call someone a “good egg,” meaning they’re a nice person. Or, if it’s raining heavily, I might say “it’s raining cats and dogs.”

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    410 months ago

    The Germans have a similar expression, “Unkraut vergeht nicht”, it means something like “weeds do not go away”, but it is usually used in a self-deprecating way, for example as a response to wishes for good health when ill.