Voytek (They/Them)@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?Voytek (They/Them)@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up29·20 days agoHere’s one in Egyptian Arabic: “He who gets burnt by soup will blow on yoghurt”, meaning that someone who gets hurt once will bexome careful not to repeat the experience.
minus-squareDjMeas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 days agoI really like this! Getting burnt so bad that you’d blow on something cold like ice out of fear.
Here’s one in Egyptian Arabic: “He who gets burnt by soup will blow on yoghurt”, meaning that someone who gets hurt once will bexome careful not to repeat the experience.
I really like this! Getting burnt so bad that you’d blow on something cold like ice out of fear.