Foreign sayings and proverbs, in English. Why? Because it’s like, funny. Duh. Made by RobertTumblr (3.0; @speakwords)http://speakwords.org/“Joost may know it”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: nobody knows</em>http://speakwords.org/post/831781936http://speakwords.org/post/831781936Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:03:05 -0400“I just walked into a blue one”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: I just got turned down</em>http://speakwords.org/post/110576568http://speakwords.org/post/110576568Wed, 20 May 2009 14:03:08 -0400“He’s stabbing the dragon with me”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: he’s making fun of me</em>http://speakwords.org/post/74048121http://speakwords.org/post/74048121Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:56:14 -0500“That’s old boys raisin bread”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: that’s a familiar statement amongst friends</em>http://speakwords.org/post/73484212http://speakwords.org/post/73484212Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:21:53 -0500“Taking somebody in the oat”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: pulling a prank on somebody</em>http://speakwords.org/post/72555720http://speakwords.org/post/72555720Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:35:20 -0500“I’m in a similar boat”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: I have the same thing</em>http://speakwords.org/post/52293486http://speakwords.org/post/52293486Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:42:38 -0400“Getting old cows from the ditch”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: bringing up something that happened in the past that shouldn’t have been brung up</em>http://speakwords.org/post/51832967http://speakwords.org/post/51832967Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:01:07 -0400“He’s got a finger in the porridge”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: he’s got influence</em>http://speakwords.org/post/48531461http://speakwords.org/post/48531461Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:41:47 -0400“The fence is from the dam”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: if one person starts it, it’s getting out of control</em>http://speakwords.org/post/48405235http://speakwords.org/post/48405235Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:23:16 -0400“He who has it broad lets it hang wide”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: if you’ve got money, you’re gonna spend it</em>http://speakwords.org/post/47467313http://speakwords.org/post/47467313Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:18:00 -0400“It’s cucumber time”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: a time when news is slow</em>http://speakwords.org/post/47184197http://speakwords.org/post/47184197Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:42:22 -0400“He sits with the baked pears”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: “he’s left obligated to handle the mess”</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46945735http://speakwords.org/post/46945735Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:15:29 -0400“An ape with a golden ring, doesn’t make a pretty thing”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: if it’s ugly, dressing it up won’t work</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46835144http://speakwords.org/post/46835144Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:12:00 -0400“I’ve been lodged in the monkey!”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: you expected something great, but it turns out to be crap</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46833816http://speakwords.org/post/46833816Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:31 -0400“I see it through the fingers”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: “I’ll approve of it just this once”</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46686524http://speakwords.org/post/46686524Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:01:00 -0400“That’s how the fork sits in the steel”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: “that’s how it really is”</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46686459http://speakwords.org/post/46686459Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:31 -0400“Here comes the monkey out of the sleeve!”<br/><br/> - <em>Dutch, meaning: “finally, the truth is revealed”</em>http://speakwords.org/post/46675205http://speakwords.org/post/46675205Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0400