Re: Idioms (was Website update)

> Is this a Dutch idiom?  Interesting.  Here's another interesting
> topic that I haven't seen much on the list before (at least that
> I can remember):  idioms.  What idioms do people have in their
> languages?
>
> (I've always found idioms are a great way to analyze the culture
> and weltanschauung of a people, really quickly)

Swedish idioms "in painfully literal translation" (very entertaining :-)  :

  http://www.webcom.com/~eha/idiom.html

JJS