A lot on your plate in English is bread on the board in French and a lot around your ears in German. When you're stuck, German stands on the hose and French pedals in semolina.
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Avoir du pain sur la planche lit. ‘bread on the board’
Viel um die Ohren haben lit. ‘a lot around your ears’
Estar hasta el cuello lit. ‘be up to the neck’
Avere molta carne al fuoco lit. ‘have a lot of meat on the fire’
猫の手も借りたい neko no te mo karitai lit. ‘I’d even borrow a cat’s paws’
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Avoir un poil dans la main lit. ‘have a hair in your hand’
Auf der faulen Haut liegen lit. ‘lie on the lazy skin’
No dar un palo al agua lit. ‘not to give the water a single stroke (of the oar)’
Stare con le mani in mano lit. ‘to stay with your hands in your hands’
油を売る abura o uru lit. ‘to sell oil’
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Faire d’une pierre deux coups lit. ‘two hits with one stone’
Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen lit. ‘two flies with one swatter’
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro lit. ‘kill two birds with one shot’
Prendere due piccioni con una fava lit. ‘catch two pigeons with one bean’
一石二鳥 isseki nichō lit. ‘one stone, two birds’
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Pédaler dans la semoule lit. ‘pedal in semolina’
Auf dem Schlauch stehen lit. ‘stand on the hose’
Devanarse los sesos lit. ‘to wind up one’s brains (like thread on a spool)’
Non cavare un ragno dal buco lit. ‘not to get a spider out of the hole’
頭を抱える atama o kakaeru lit. ‘to hold one’s head in one’s arms’
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La cerise sur le gâteau lit. ‘the cherry on the cake’
Das i-Tüpfelchen lit. ‘the dot on the i’
Das Sahnehäubchen lit. ‘the little cap of whipped cream’
La guinda del pastel lit. ‘the cherry on the cake’
La ciliegina sulla torta lit. ‘the little cherry on the cake’
画竜点睛 garyō tensei lit. ‘painting a dragon, dotting in the eyes’
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C’est là que le bât blesse lit. ‘that’s where the pack-saddle hurts’
Da liegt der Hund begraben lit. ‘that’s where the dog is buried’
No Spanish idiom yet. Means: that's the central point that everything else depends on
Il nocciolo della questione lit. ‘the stone of the question’
No Japanese idiom yet. Means: that's the central point that everything else depends on
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Il n’y a si bon cheval qui ne bronche lit. ‘there’s no horse so good that it never stumbles’
No German idiom yet. Means: even the most skilled people sometimes make mistakes
Al mejor cazador se le va la liebre lit. ‘even the best hunter lets the hare get away’
Sbaglia anche il prete all’altare lit. ‘even the priest makes mistakes at the altar’
猿も木から落ちる saru mo ki kara ochiru lit. ‘even monkeys fall from trees’
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C’est du gâteau lit. ‘it’s cake’
Ein Kinderspiel lit. ‘child’s play’
Es pan comido lit. ‘it’s eaten bread’
Un gioco da ragazzi lit. ‘a game for kids’
朝飯前 asameshi mae lit. ‘before breakfast’
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Renvoyer aux calendes grecques lit. ‘to put off to the Greek calends’
Auf die lange Bank schieben lit. ‘to push onto the long bench’
Marear la perdiz lit. ‘to make the partridge dizzy’
Rimandare alle calende greche lit. ‘to put it off to the Greek calends’
棚上げにする tanaage ni suru lit. ‘to lift it up onto the shelf’
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Avancer comme un escargot lit. ‘to move forward like a snail’
Im Schneckentempo lit. ‘at snail tempo’
Más lento que el caballo del malo lit. ‘slower than the bad guy’s horse’
A passo di lumaca lit. ‘at a snail’s pace’
牛歩 gyūho lit. ‘an ox’s walk’
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Jeter l’éponge lit. ‘to throw in the sponge’
Das Handtuch werfen lit. ‘to throw the towel’
Tirar la toalla lit. ‘to throw the towel’
Gettare la spugna lit. ‘to throw the sponge’
お手上げ oteage lit. ‘hands up’
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.