Europe
Asia
Africa
South & North America
On the Map
100
Poland: To have flies up one’s _________.
Nose
Meaning: to be in a bad mood.
100
Japan: To turn over the palm of your ________.
hand
Meaning: To turn over the palm of your hand means to ignore something because you are angry with them.
100
It takes a ________ to raise a child.
village
Meaning: lots of people play a part in helping other grow up.
100
Mexico: Cught with your _________ in the dough.
Hands
Meaning: To be caught doing something (bad) while still in the act
100
Idiom: To slide in on a shrimp sandwich
Sweden
Meaning: To be handed everything without having to work for it
200
Iceland: To lay your ______ in water.
head
Meaning: to give something time before making a decision.
200
Vietnam: The cat praises the cat’s _______ for being long.
tail
Meaning: Cat praises the cat’s tail for being long means to think very highly of yourself in an arrogant way.
200
A roaring _______ kills no game.
Lion
Meaning: doing something is a lot better than just talking about it and doing nothing.
200
Chile: You are missing ________ for the bridge
sticks/logs
Meaning: You don't even have the most basic parts or ingredients.
200
Idiom: Scare with a puff of peas
South Africa
Meaning: to be afraid of the smallest most harmless things
300
Netherlands: To talk about little _______ and little calves.
cows
Meaning: to discuss everything things like the weather.
300
Thailand: Don't try to catch two _________ with two hands.
Fish
Meaning: to try to do two things at once and fail at both.
300
When elephants fight, it is only the ________ that gets hurt.
grass
Meaning: fighting can cause those around it to get hurt.
300
Uruguay: The catfish is _________ me
Biting/stinging
Meaning: to be very hungry
300
Idiom: You are a radish from which field?
India
Meaning: Who do you think you are? You might ask this question when someone is acting entitled
400
Lithuania: It’s ______ing axes.
Rain
Meaning: raining really hard.
400
Nepal: If there is a _______, then a painting can be drawn.
Wall
Meaning: You have to have the basics right before starting/accomplishing anything.
400
The axe forgets, but the ________ remembers.
tree
The axe forgets, but the tree remembers means that when you do something hurtful the person that gets hurts remembers the pain.
400
Canada: Sitting quietly in the ___________.
Dark
To think deeply about something important
400
Idiom: To give half a battery
Argentina
Meaning: To give low effort or not to try your hardest
500
Germany: I only understand the _________ station.
train
Meaning: to not understand anything someone else is talking about
500
Japan: A frog's child is a __________.
frog
Meaning: Kids usually share similar qualities to their parents.
500
You cannot wake a person who is ______ing to be asleep.
pretend
Meaning: you cannot change someone's mind if they are choosing to be stubborn.
500
Brazil: To sleep at the bus _________.
stop
Meaning: To miss an easy opportunity
500
Idiom: Take the little horse out of the rain
Portugal
Meaning: Response to a request that is outlandish or impossible meaning it won't happen