Each English idiom below comes with what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for work.
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To have a lot of work or problems to deal with at once.
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To be very lazy and avoid work.
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To get two things done with a single action.
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To be stuck and unable to work something out.
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Something extra that makes a good thing even better.
Elsewhere
- FR La cerise sur le gâteau
- DE Das i-Tüpfelchen
- DE Das Sahnehäubchen
- ES La guinda del pastel
- IT La ciliegina sulla torta
- JA 画竜点睛
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That's the central point that everything else depends on.
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Even the most skilled people sometimes make mistakes.
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- FR Il n’y a si bon cheval qui ne bronche
- ES Al mejor cazador se le va la liebre
- IT Sbaglia anche il prete all’altare
- JA 猿も木から落ちる
Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest are waiting for their own page and a check by a native speaker.