{"id":69,"date":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/log.cudoo.com\/2018\/03\/11\/the-coolest-travel-idioms-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2020-02-24T21:35:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T17:35:54","slug":"the-coolest-travel-idioms-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/the-coolest-travel-idioms-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coolest Travel Idioms in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is an idiom? This is an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements. In other, a bunch of words put together in an unusual way to mean something completely different!<\/p>\n

Apart from being just downright fun, idioms are also a window into the cultural origins of a language and an amazing way of blending into a new place as a local.<\/p>\n

We have put together a list of unique travel-themed idioms from languages around the world.<\/p>\n

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One example is the English phrase: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”\u00a0 <\/strong>If you hear this when you travel to the U.K, it means that it’s raining really hard. Allegedly this comes from the days when there was a lack of street drainage in the seventeenth century, literally washing away stray cats and dogs through the streets.<\/p>\n

Read on for some more fascinating travel idioms from around the world.<\/p>\n

Language – Indonesian<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom – Sambil menyelam, minum air<\/em> (while driving, drink water).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 accomplish two things at once.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cWhile driving, John could drink water, making him one of the more efficient executives at the office.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 jump on the bandwagon.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 deciding to do something when it is already successful or fashionable.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cSo many people are trying to quit smoking that I might as well jump on the bandwagon and quit as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Arabic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 laisa lii fiiha naqa wa la jamal<\/em> (I don’t have a camel in the caravan).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 this matter doesn’t concern me.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cIf Tom didn\u2019t have a camel in the caravan, he would rarely pay any attention to the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 in the same boat.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 people who are in the same unpleasant or difficult situation.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cSuddenly Paul was in the same boat as any other worker who had lost a job.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013 Kashmiri <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Virvin naaow to chirvin d\u00e9l<\/em> (a drifting boat with the bark peeling off)<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 going to the dogs (often used to depreciate a defunct government facility\/institution).<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cThey sat in the bar the night before the election, moaning that the country was a drifting boat with the bark peeling off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 like ships that pass in the night.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 people who meet fleetingly and who are unlikely to see each other again.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cI met a girl today who was visiting from Canada, but she’s going back home soon and like two ships passing in the night, I don’t think I’ll see her again anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013\u00a0German<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom –\u00a0Katzensprung<\/em> (A cat’s jump).<\/p>\n

Meaning – A short distance away.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cThe shopkeeper\u2019s home was a cat\u2019s jump away from his shop, making his commute easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom –<\/strong>\u00a0my way or the highway.<\/p>\n

Meaning –<\/strong>\u00a0there is no alternative way to the way I want to do things.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cHe has a “my way or the highway” approach to leading his government and his party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 Russian \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Exatj zajcem <\/em>(to ride as a hare).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 to travel a train without a ticket.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cHis attempt of riding as a hare was unsuccessful and he was fined heavily.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013\u00a0English<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 off the back of a lorry.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 stolen goods.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cI don’t know where he gets this stuff – probably off the back of a lorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013 German \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof <\/em>(I only understand the train station).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 I don\u2019t understand a thing about what that person is saying.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cI only understand the train station,\u2019 thought Rachel to herself during the mathematics lecture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 mile a minute.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 At a very rapid pace.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cTaylor was so excited to tell me about her first day at school that she was talking a mile a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013\u00a0Russian<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 \u0413\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0430\u043c <\/em>(Galloping across Europe).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 To do something hastily or haphazardly.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cHe wrote his essay like he was galloping across Europe and it subsequently resulted in a poor grade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 paddle one’s own canoe.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cHe decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013\u00a0Korean<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013\uc624\uc2ed\ubcf4<\/em> \ubc31\ubcf4 <\/em>(50 steps are similar to 100 steps).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cI can take the bus or the subway to get home; during rush hour 50 steps are similar to 100 steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 drive up the wall.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something that greatly annoys or irritates you.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cAll that noise from the neighbors was driving Susan up a wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013\u00a0Italian<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 facile come andare in bicicletta <\/em>(as easy as cycling).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 very easy.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cShe said writing stories was as easy as cycling for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 hit the road.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 to begin one\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cAs Mary saw the storm brewing, she decided to hit the road to get home as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013\u00a0French<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Y aller par quatre chemins <\/em>(To get there by four paths).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 avoid getting to the core of the subject.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cLet’s not get there by four paths and discuss this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 English <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 drive a hard bargain.<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 A person who always makes sure they gain an advantage in a business deal.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cBe prepared for tough negotiations with Dan. He drives a hard bargain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language \u2013 German <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Auf keinen gr\u00fcnen Zweig kommen<\/em> (to not arrive on a green branch).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 to not make progress.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cWe are not arriving on a green branch!” shouted the tutor to her student.<\/p>\n

Language \u2013 German<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Idiom \u2013 Eulen nach Athen tragen<\/em> (taking owls to Athens).<\/p>\n

Meaning \u2013 to do something that is obvious.<\/p>\n

Example \u2013 \u201cMr. Smith is so rich he doesn’t need any more money. To give him a gift certificate is like taking owls to Athens.\u201d<\/p>\n

So that’s our list of travel idioms. If you enjoyed this you will also love reading\u00a0‘English Idioms and how are they used’<\/a><\/p>\n

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