Guess the original phrase
It’s not quantum physics
It’s not rocket science
Tied like the fingers of a hand
People who are inseparable
Many drops make a river
Small efforts add up to something big
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Cuba
A person who speaks for a group or cause, especially when others cannot.
An advocate
Under the sky
Under the weather
A fish’s son knows how to swim
Children often inherit their parent’s trait (similar to the saying like father like son)
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down
Standing out too much can attract negative attention
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Singapore
Stories and perspectives that are often ignored or left out of mainstream conversations.
Marginalized voices
just before death
at death’s door
There is a dog buried in the affair
suspicious, a hidden catch behind a deal or situation
As the sun's shadow shifts, so there is no permanence on earth.
Nothing in life is permanent; circumstances, power, and situations are constantly changing
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Germany
Communicating across differences in language or culture where meaning is shaped as much by context as by words.
Cross-cultural communication
On the ninth day
On cloud nine
Better sparrow in hand than pigeon on the roof.
it's better to appreciate or hold onto something small that you have for certain than to risk losing it while chasing something bigger and uncertain
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers
Ordinary people suffer when powerful groups are in conflict
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Romania
When people change their language, accent, or behavior to avoid discrimination or fit in.
Assimilation
A pen to write down thoughts
A penny for your thoughts
The more cowherds there are, the worse the cows are looked after.
Having too many people in charge of a task leads to poor results because responsibility is divided or neglected.
To rub the mint.
To do nothing, to be lazy, or to waste time
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Madagascar
The gradual loss of language, customs, or identity as a result of long-term pressure to conform.
Cultural erosion