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-CULTURAL IDIOMS-

-CULTURAL IDIOMS-. IDIOM. A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people. U.S.A. Wisconsin whoopensucker - it refers to anything extraordinary of its kind. Meaning something is wonderful or unique. Oklahoma

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-CULTURAL IDIOMS-

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  1. -CULTURAL IDIOMS-

  2. IDIOM • A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people

  3. U.S.A • Wisconsin • whoopensucker- it refers to anything extraordinary of its kind. Meaning something is wonderful or unique. • Oklahoma • Larruping- when a food is yummy or scrumptious. “That’s so larruping good” • Georgia • Burk- describes vomiting and/or farting • Alaska • Mug-up- coffee break

  4. (Armenian)“Stop ironing my head!”= Stop annoying me! • (Cheyenne) “The turtle is shrouded.”= It’s foggy. • (Czech) “ To walk around hot porridge.”= To beat around the bush. • (Dutch) “I sweat carrots!”= I’m sweating like a pig! • (Esperanto) “As clear as soapy water.”= Crystal clear • (France) “To have long teeth.”= To be ambitious

  5. (Germany) “I know it like my waistcoat pocket.”= I know it like the back of my hand. • (Ireland) “She’s like a jackdaw among peacocks.”= She’s like a fish out of water. • (Mongolian) “God bless you and may your mustache grow like a brushwood.”= Bless you. • (Russia) “To hang noodles on one’s ear.”= To tell lies. • (Spain) “I’m eating my head.”= I’m trying to think/ figure it out. • (Tibetan) “To put up a beer tent.”= To get married

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