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mine is kicking the bucket (for english) or looking at the radishes from below (in german)

those make me chuckle sometimes

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[-] Shelena@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago

"Hij heeft een tuintje op zijn buik." = "He has a garden on his stomach." is a Dutch saying. I think it is specifically from Amsterdam

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 2 points 8 months ago
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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

My family just says "left us." "Grandad left us in 2009."

Dogs, though, cross the Rainbow Bridge.

[-] Yaky@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 months ago

Some nonsensical ones in Russian: "сыграл в ящик" ("played the box game"), "откинул копыта" ("kicked back their hooves"), and "склеил ласты" ("glued their flippers/fins")

[-] JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

"And if they bury you ass-up, I'll have a place to park my bike."

[-] Griffus@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Parkere trøflene - park the slippers

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