• yata@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    1 year ago

    For instance, you can chop a tree down. Once you’re done, you can chop a tree up.

    Imagine the confusion this causes lol.

    This is an absolutely minor thing, and it is also a phenomenon which occurs in basically all other languages.

    • Gork@lemm.ee
      23·
      1 year ago

      Minor, yes, but there are quite a few of them.

      • Break a leg

      • It’s raining cats and dogs

      • Bite the bullet

      • Piece of cake

      • Hold your horses

      • Spill the beans

      • Hit the nail on the head

      • Let the cat out of the bag

      • It costs an arm and a leg

      • Can’t have your cake and eat it too

      • ByteJunk@lemmy.pt
        7·
        1 year ago

        These are just idioms, all languages have their own.

        Learning English has it’s snags, but it’s not a hard language. That’s a good thing btw.

      • uberrice@feddit.de
        1·
        1 year ago

        Idioms. Present in all languages.

        Example from Japanese, transliterated:

        Rain falls, the ground hardens.

        So, is the meaning instantly obvious to you?