Lost in Literal

🇩🇪 German, taken literally

jemandem Honig um den Bart schmieren

Literally

to smear honey around someone's beard

What it really means

to butter someone up

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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