• Gork@lemm.ee
    08·
    1 year ago

    Minor, yes, but there are quite a few of them.

    • Break a leg

    • It’s raining cats and dogs

    • Bite the bullet

    • Piece of cake

    • Hold your horses

    • Spill the beans

    • Hit the nail on the head

    • Let the cat out of the bag

    • It costs an arm and a leg

    • Can’t have your cake and eat it too

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.pt
      10·
      1 year ago

      These are just idioms, all languages have their own.

      Learning English has it’s snags, but it’s not a hard language. That’s a good thing btw.

      • margaritox@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        There are no objectively “hard” or “easy” languages. What makes certain languages “hard” is their difference from one’s native language.

    • uberrice@feddit.de
      3·
      1 year ago

      Idioms. Present in all languages.

      Example from Japanese, transliterated:

      Rain falls, the ground hardens.

      So, is the meaning instantly obvious to you?