I Illustrate Norwegian-To-English Idiom Translations To Show How Weird They Can Be To Non-Native Speakers (16 Pics)

In German it's something similar: Bärendienst (Jemandem einen Bärendienst erweisen.)

man the internet is mossy in some places

Thanks, Norway. I am now using this.

Ha, pathetic, I read 97 books since June of 2020

But in the US, we say "Florida Man"

My Grandmother always cautioned, "Don't ever get behind a driver wearing a hat. You know he's going to drive slowly."

English is my mother tongue and this is what my dad calls them too.

Hats cut off circulation to the brain.

Hatman in Persian is “definitely”

Never heard of Sunday driver either

BOOTIFUL

He's hogging the couch.

In German: das Blaue vom Himmel (the blue from the sky)

[LARGE CORPORATION]? Is that you?

Looks like she's scared sheetless!

equivalent to 'too many cooks spoil the broth', then

American English: pussy-whipped.

In the uk, it's 'tell tale tit', snitch or grass

Really a theme with the stupid cardboard in Norwegian.

So that one guy who always goes “That’s what she said”?