English sleeps like a log, French like a dormouse and German like a marmot. After a night that went too well, French wakes up with a wooden mouth and German with a tomcat.
One language at a time: English · French · German · Spanish · Italian · Japanese
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Dormir comme un loir lit. ‘sleep like a dormouse’
Schlafen wie ein Murmeltier lit. ‘sleep like a marmot’
Dormir como un tronco lit. ‘sleep like a log’
Dormire come un ghiro lit. ‘sleep like a dormouse’
泥のように眠る doro no yō ni nemuru lit. ‘to sleep like mud’
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La nuit porte conseil lit. ‘the night brings advice’
Eine Nacht darüber schlafen lit. ‘sleep a night over it’
Consultarlo con la almohada lit. ‘ask your pillow about it’
La notte porta consiglio lit. ‘the night brings advice’
No Japanese idiom yet
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L’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt lit. ‘the future belongs to early risers’
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund lit. ‘the morning hour has gold in its mouth’
Al que madruga, Dios le ayuda lit. ‘God helps the early riser’
Il mattino ha l’oro in bocca lit. ‘the morning has gold in its mouth’
早起きは三文の徳 hayaoki wa sanmon no toku lit. ‘getting up early is worth three coins’
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Avoir un chat dans la gorge lit. ‘a cat in your throat’
Einen Frosch im Hals haben lit. ‘a frog in your throat’
No Spanish idiom yet
No Italian idiom yet
No Japanese idiom yet
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Tomber dans les pommes lit. ‘fall in the apples’
Aus den Latschen kippen lit. ‘tip out of your slippers’
Caerse redondo lit. ‘to fall down round’
No Italian idiom yet
気が遠くなる ki ga tōku naru lit. ‘one’s spirit gets far away’
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No English idiom. Means: to feel ill the morning after drinking too much alcohol
Avoir la gueule de bois lit. ‘have a wooden mouth’
Einen Kater haben lit. ‘have a tomcat’
No Spanish idiom yet
No Italian idiom yet
No Japanese idiom yet
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Casser sa pipe lit. ‘break your pipe’
Den Löffel abgeben lit. ‘hand in the spoon’
Estirar la pata lit. ‘stretch out your leg’
Tirare le cuoia lit. ‘pull the hides’
息を引き取る iki o hikitoru lit. ‘to take back your breath’
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.