Odd Sayings..
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I was on the phone with a very old contact in Holland this morning, and he used the phrase:
Lets milk the cow whilst its still there
to indicate that we should try and do a deal with someone whilst he's still in a position to help - fully knowing that the contact will move on.
Which reminded me of another dutch phrase:
Dont pull dead cows out of the canal
Which basically means "dont resurrect old issues just for the sake of argument". Handy that one, in a marriage situation...
Do you have any other similar wierd sayings ?
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I was on the phone with a very old contact in Holland this morning, and he used the phrase:
Lets milk the cow whilst its still there
to indicate that we should try and do a deal with someone whilst he's still in a position to help - fully knowing that the contact will move on.
Which reminded me of another dutch phrase:
Dont pull dead cows out of the canal
Which basically means "dont resurrect old issues just for the sake of argument". Handy that one, in a marriage situation...
Do you have any other similar wierd sayings ?
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What about "Now the monkey comes out of the sleeve" when you find out there's strings attached.
Or another one that has always amused me - "He's as mad as a door". Am I the only one who finds that rather strange?
For more Dutch/English sayings/misunderstandings I can recommend "I always get my sin" from Maarten Rijkens.
Posted by Dave At 10:04:47 On 23/03/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Coatsie At 18:58:46 On 23/03/2006 | - Website - |
We Dutch love our cows and I bet there are over 100 saying/riddles and other stuff about them
-When the calf has drowned one subdues the well.
-One guy can steal a cow, another is not allowed to look over the fence.
-As stupid as the backend of a cow
And one of the best:
-A truth as a cow.
Posted by Vince Schuurman At 19:07:35 On 23/03/2006 | - Website - |
Vince ? Wow...
---* Bill
Posted by Wild Bill At 20:56:35 On 23/03/2006 | - Website - |
"The world is on your hand" - ouch
"The grass is greener on the other fence" - maybe a vague dutch reference there to marajuana and selling stolen goods?
Posted by Brendon Upson At 23:48:28 On 23/03/2006 | - Website - |
I know, that's not the real saying, but that's the way a co-worker says it, and it's way funnier that way. He also once proclaimed, "You could kill two birds with two stones..."
Yeah, he's a moron.
Posted by Shamus At 16:14:54 On 24/03/2006 | - Website - |
I was bent under a desk one day trying to get a network cable into the back of a new PC. She walked into my office, and seeing me in a rather strange position on the floor asked me...
"What are you doing on earth ?"
Difficult to answer that one really
Posted by Tom Dover At 09:27:02 On 04/04/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Cazz At 17:06:07 On 06/04/2007 | - Website - |