Slovenia

8. A Slovenian is not guilty… They “have a lot of butter on their head” (Ima veliko masla na glavi).

9. Slovenians don’t throw up… They “call the reindeers” (Kliče jelene).

10. They also don’t move away or die… They go to “whistle to the crabs” (Šel je rakom žvižgat).

11. Slovenians don’t laugh out loud… Rather they “grin like a roasted cat”. (Reži se kot pečen maček).

12. A Slovenian won’t say “Bloody Hell!”… They’ll say, “Three hundred hairy bears!” (Tristo kosmatih medvedov).

4. Slovenians don’t give up… They “throw a rifle into the corn” (Vržemo puško v koruzo).

5. A Slovenian won’t take the long way home… They’ll “go around the ass into the pocket” (Je šel okrog riti v žep).

6. A Slovenia won’t tell you to ¨Go to hell!¨… Rather they’ll say ¨Let the hen kick you¨ (Naj te koklja brcne).

7. Slovenians aren’t under pressure… They “have a bitch jumping into their ass” (Kuzla mu v rit skače).

vrnil je pasoš > he returned his passport > he died

škripnil > he squeaked > he died

kmečka nevesta > peasant bride > like a blushing bride

Slovenians don’t get a hangover… They “have a cat” (Imam mačka).

And when it’s a particularly bad hangover they… “Have a tiger” (Imam tigra).

A Slovenian does not express good fortune… They say “my axe fell into the honey” (Sekira mi je padla v med).

Mobi v golažu > cellphone in goulash > a disaster

Kot gnojne vile v žep > to fit like a pitchfork into a pocket > to be clumsy

Kot krava drek > like a cow leaves its shit >

Kot bi jih kravi iz riti potegnil > as if you pulled it out of a cow's ass > untidy

Brca v temo > kick into darkness > shot in the dark

rakom žvižgat > to go whistle to the crabs > to die, to be unsuccessful

si tak kot pet dek zenfa > you look like 50 grams of mustard > you look awful

zamižati na eno oko > to close one eye > to overlook somebody’s mistake

biti na konju > to be on a horse > to succeed, to achieve a goal

črno na belem > in black and white > written on a paper, clearly, with a proof

kupiti mačka v žaklju > to buy a cat in a sack > to deal with something without knowing what it is

hoditi kakor mačka okoli vrele kaše > to walk like a cat around boiling porridge > to hesitate

ubiti dve muhi na en mah > to kill two flies in one go > to solve two problems at once

Drek na palci > shit on a stick > worse than nothing

okoli riti v žep > around the ass into the pocket > unnecessary long way

okoli žepa v rit > around the pocket into the ass > to miss your goal

počutiti se kot riba na suhem > to feel like a fish out of water > to feel uncomfortable, uneasy

spoznati se kot zajec na boben > to know like a rabbit knows a drum > to know nothing about ..

iskati iglo v senu > to look for a needle in a haystack > to do something with a little hope for results

živeti kot ptiček na veji > to live like a birdie on a branch > to live well, carefree

spati kot zajec > to sleep like a rabbit > to sleep lightly

biti kot pes in mačka > to be like a dog and cat > to hate each other, to argue

(to be continued)

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