Voytek (They/He) [Він/On/Он] to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-square97fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?Voytek (They/He) [Він/On/Он] to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@snf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•2 months agoThere’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think
minus-square@kamills@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•2 months agoOh we got that here too “flue knepperi” fly fucking
There’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think
Oh we got that here too “flue knepperi” fly fucking