voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 天前What is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 天前message-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresnf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 天前There’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think
minus-squarekamills@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 天前Oh we got that here too “flue knepperi” fly fucking
There’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think
Oh we got that here too “flue knepperi” fly fucking