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10 Unusual Idioms from Around the World
General Knowledge
English Literature Education

1- *You can’t pluck feathers off a bald chicken*
( Dutch )
✴ Things that are impossible, can't happen.

2- *Ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper*
( Thailand )
✴ Refers to putting in a lot of work and getting little in return

3- *A dog in church*
( Italy )
✴ Unwanted guests

4- *Stop ironing my head!*
( Turkish )
✴ Next time someone is annoying you, just tell them to stop ironing your head!

5- *Walk around in hot porridge*
( Czezh Idioms )
✴ Similar to *Beat around the bush.*

6- *Emit smoke from seven orifices*
( Chinese idioms )
✴ Extremely angry

7- *Have other cats to whip*
( French Idioms )
✴To have better things to do

8- *Inflate a cow*
( Chinese )
✴ bragging or talking something up to be bigger than it actually is.

9- *Hang noodles on someone’s ears*
( Russian )
✴ To fool people

10- *Get stuffed with hay*
( Polish )
✴ In England this would mean go away or get lost. Not to be used otherwise.