Afrikaans
The jakkal gets married to the wolf’s wifeTo make elephant out of a fly
What you say when It’s raining while the sun shines
Have ants in your feet
Wanting to move or get away, feeling it in your legs
There is no cow on the ice
There are no problems/issues/risks
The man won’t cross himself until he hears thunder
Only care about something when trouble comes
You shouldn't look in the mouth of a horse that was given
You shouldn't criticize a gift you received
You’re scratching a lion’s balls with a short stick
You’re playing with fire / you are pushing your luck
Do not look for 12 o'clock at 2 pm
There is no reason to make it complicated when you can keep it simple
There are owls in the swamp
There is something wrong / something fishy going on
The first pancake is always lumpy
An unsuccessful start in any business is a completely understandable and natural phenomenon
If the hay is following the horse, it wants to be eaten
something you say about someone who's in a relationship but flirting a lot, then maybe they don't want to be in a relationship
Looking for the sausage in the dog kennel
Trying to find a needle in a haystack
You have a wooden board infront of your head.
to describe that someone is dim-witted or slow.
No arms, no cake
Things does not happen out of thin air, you have to make an effort
The turkey also thought but got into the soup
Not accepting an excuse that begins with "I thought”
To be a mayor of a burned down village
Pretending to be someone big, but actually you're not
Even though a monkey wears a golden ring, he still remains ugly
You can’t sugar-coat a bad situation / change a horrible person
I think my pig whistles.
To express surprise in a negative sense.
To have rotating fart in the cap
To be completely nuts / goofy
I give you my tooth
An oath to fulfill one’s obligations / confirmation that you are telling truth
To climb in the curtains
To get upset
Go fetch the baboon from behind the hill
Don’t look for problems that haven’t happened yet
Flies cannot get into a shut mouth.
at times it is better to be quite to avoid unpleasant consequences.
To be heavy to dance with
To be difficult to deal / cooperate with
To hang noodles on one’s ears
To tell lies to somebody
A blind horse wouldn't damage it
It's so ugly you cannot make it more ugly/damaged