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Phrases that mean something other than the obvious, defying both math and translation.
means Fixed expressions whose meaning can't be guessed from the individual words inside them.
from From Greek idioma, a peculiarity of phrasing, rooted in idios, one's own private quirk.
Translation killersWord-for-word, they collapse into glorious nonsense abroad.
Every languageAll tongues bury meaning in unrelated words.
Kicking bucketsNo one dies near actual buckets.