Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

足が早い

ashi ga hayai · あしがはやい

Literally

one's feet are fast

What it really means

(of food) to spoil quickly

生ものは足が早い = 날것은 발이 빠르다. 도망가는 게 아니라 상하는 것.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw 猫に小判Gold coins to a cat 猫をかぶるTo put on a cat 猫舌Cat's tongue 猫背Cat's back 猫の額Cat's forehead