Hanging Noodles

So I was browsing the net and stumbled upon some interesting idioms used by various cultures. There's this book titled I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears by Jag Bhalla that shares with us about intriguing stories/idioms from around the world, and I happened to come across a few examples and a video posted on his website, so I thought I'd share. :)



Example Idioms:
Not hanging noodles on your ears: Russian - not kidding
To live like a maggot in bacon: German – live in luxury
To reheat cabbage: Italian – rekindle an old flame
Like fingernail and dirt: Spanish, Mexico – well suited
Bang your butt on the ground: French - die laughing
Plucked like a chicken: Yiddish - exhausted
To bite the elbow: Russian – to cry over spilt milk
Smoke from 7 orifices of head: Chinese – to be furious
To become naked: Japanese – to go broke, poor
An ant milker: Arabic – a miser, tight wad
Give it to someone with cheese: Spanish - to deceive
Squeezer of limes: Hindi – self invited guest, idler
To break wind into silk: French - live the life of Riley

See why I love languages so much? It's just so fascinating! Imagine learning to say all the above idioms in its mother tongue! :) Ahhh the mere thought of it gets me ebullient! If I don't become a doctor, I'm not gonna bite the elbow; I'll just be a linguist--and I can assure you I'm not hanging noodles on your ears. ;) Then perhaps when I've mastered about 5 other languages other than the ones I already knew, I'll write a book that will make you wanna bang your butt on the ground. The book's gonna be a success, and I shall live like a maggot in bacon, and watch talk shows that tend to give it to us (the audience) with cheese about the diet pills/lose weight programs/face-lifting surgeries etc. Then of course, I shan't be an ant milker and will set aside a huge amount of money for charity purposes, maybe even realize my dream of establishing my orphanage. And lastly, when I still have time left, I might think of reheating cabbage. Oh wait--can't do that, cuz the cabbage was never cooked in the first place! :P


p.s.: I have not read the book nor am I advertising it in any way. Just sharing what I found on the internet that I thought was interesting. Linking to the website is just a courteous thing to do. Enjoy the video!