Lost in Literal

🇩🇪 German, taken literally

jemandem einen Bären aufbinden

Literally

to tie a bear onto someone

What it really means

to tell someone a tall tale

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German, taken literally

die beleidigte Leberwurst spielento play the insulted liver sausageTomaten auf den Augen habento have tomatoes on the eyesIch verstehe nur BahnhofI only understand train stationIch glaub, mein Schwein pfeiftI think my pig whistlesDa steppt der Bärthe bear dances thereSchwein habento have a pig