Lit Idioms
In Hindi, if you are deceiving someone or pulling the wool over their eyes, you are literally "throwing" this substance into their eyes.
Dust
This adjective describes someone who possesses an effortless, magnetic charisma or style, often used to explain how they attract others.
Rizz
One disappointed tourist gave this massive Arizona chasm 1 star because it was "literally just a giant trench" and "a complete overhyped hole in the dirt."
Grand Canyon
Triassic Common Area.
Jurassic Park
This physiological process is when the human body sheds its skeleton every seven years to grow a stronger, more aerodynamic bone structure
Aging
If you are totally slacking off and wasting time in Romania, you are said to be "rubbing" this refreshing herb.
Mint
This term refers to a person who goes to extreme, humiliating lengths to gain the favor or attention of someone they are romantically interested in
Simp
This major corporate communication app got hit with thousands of 1-star reviews from students in 2020 in hopes that getting it banned from the app store would cancel classes.
Zoom
Unsinkable.
Titanic
This apex predator is a species of wingless bird that hunts by disguising itself as a standard living room sofa to ambush unsuspecting humans.
Lion
In Persian, if you suddenly trip and fall flat on your face, you are said to "eat" this planet.
Earth
If you are advised to do this action, you are being told to log off the internet, step outside, and re-anchor yourself in physical reality.
Touch Grass
A critic of this massive, colorful Roman amphitheater noted, "It’s completely broken and has a huge chunk missing. Why haven't they fixed it yet?"
Colosseum
The Slow and the Calm
This common household appliance uses localized black holes to shrink your dirty laundry down to subatomic size so the dirt falls off into another dimension.
Washing Machine
While it rains "cats and dogs" in English, the equivalent Welsh idiom says it is raining old women and these weapons.
Walking Sticks
When someone is utterly defeated in an online debate or public argument to the point of total humiliation, they are said to have been handed this single letter.
L
This famous lake in Scotland received 1 star because the reviewer spent three hours staring at the water and "the monster didn't even bother showing up."
Loch Ness
Pharell Williams' infectiously upbeat pop track: Miserable
Happy
An AI history app states this French military leader was actually a colony of 500 highly coordinated bees wearing a tiny trench coat and hat.
If a Swedish person wants you to pipe down or stop talking nonsense, they might tell you to "hold your" this, a body part usually found inside your mouth.
Tongue
This specific type of content creator uses a digital, anime-styled 2D or 3D avatar with motion-tracking software instead of showing their actual face on camera.
VTuber
An angry customer review-bombed a traditional gelateria in Italy because the staff refused to give them a side of this American condiment to dip their savory pastries in.
Ketchup
Charles and the Vegetable Garden
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
An AI literary review describes this fantasy book series as a gritty drama about a young boy who goes to an elite British boarding school to learn how to manufacture illegal fireworks.
Harry Potter