Poorly Described Animals
Geography for People Who Hate Maps
Idioms Explained Literally
100

This creature is basically a fluffy burglar that washes its food like it’s prepping for a cooking show

Raccoon

100

This island nation is basically a volcanic sneeze in the North Atlantic that runs on geothermal power, wool sweaters, and people sitting in hot water while it snows

Iceland

100

This phrase describes the act of placing your hands on a wooden object and applying pressure, presumably to improve your luck

Knock on wood

200

This desert bird can run fast enough to make you question your life choices but refuses to fly

Ostrich

200

This landlocked country looks like someone tried to draw a circle and gave up, but it still manages to host banks, Alps, and more chocolate than anyone needs

Switzerland

200

This expression suggests you should rotate your entire vision-spheres a full 360 degrees to show annoyance

Roll your eyes

300

This spiky little potato protects itself by becoming a very angry ball

Hedgehog

300

This country is the one that’s technically an archipelago, but everyone only ever talks about its massive northern island and its capital full of neon signs

Japan

300

If taken literally, this means you are to seize an entire male bovine by the pointy parts of its head like a very confident rodeo enthusiast

Take the bull by the horns

400

A tiny, judgmental feathered goblin that swivels its whole head just to stare into your soul at 3 a.m

Owl

400

This country is the one shaped like a backwards “C,” wrapping around its neighbor like it’s trying to give it a slightly awkward hug

Senegal

400

This expression suggests your emotional distress can be reduced by emitting saline fluid from your eyes into a flowing river system

Cry me a river

500

A chilly-weather hooved buddy with head furniture so large it looks like it’s carrying its own holiday decorations

Reindeer

500

This country is the sliver along the Mediterranean that looks like someone tried to draw a straight line but the pen slipped toward the coastline at the last second

Lebanon

500

This phrase tells you to aim your footwear at the rear end of a metallic storage unit to motivate action

Kick the can

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