Wacky English idioms that don't make sense (almost) - part 2

The previous article about strange and curious idioms in English collected many readings and comments, in which they poured even more interesting phraseological units. Therefore, we decided to write the second part.





Here we have sorted out even stranger idioms than in the first part, which if you don't know, then you definitely won't understand correctly. Let's not delay - let's go.





Bob's your uncle 

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, - . Ā«as easy as pieĀ» . , .





We enter it here, taking our one shot, and Bob's your uncle.





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, Bob, Robert. ā€” . , Dick, Richard. , . 





, 1924 , Ā«Ā». . 1948 , ā€” .





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To have egg on your face

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I'm inclined to agree, which leaves the agency with some egg on its face.





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ā€” XIX , . , .





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ā„–1. Ā«egg-sucking dogĀ». - .





Ā«eggĀ» . :





  • To put all eggs in one basket ā€” ,





  • To egg someone on ā€” -





  • Canā€™t boil an egg ā€” ,





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ā„–2. , , ā€” . , Ā«To have egg on your faceĀ» , .





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, . , . , , Egg in your face Resident Evil 5.





To pull someone's leg

, - . Ā«, -Ā». , . 





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Itā€™s all Greek to me

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Ā« Ā». - . 1 2, :





CASSIUS 

Did Cicero say any thing?

CASCA 

Ay, he spoke Greek.

CASSIUS 

To what effect?

CASCA 

Nay, an I tell you that, Ill ne'er look you i' the face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.





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, ā€” . Ā«Graecum est; non potest legiĀ» ā€” Ā« , Ā».





, 55 . . .





: Das kommt mir spanisch vor. ā€”





(): TÄ«ngqĒlĆ”i xiĆ ng niĒŽoyĒ”. ā€” .





: Konuya Fransız kaldım. ā€” .





: C'est du russe. ā€” .





. , , - ā€” It's Double Dutch. 





Double Dutch ā€” Ā« Ā», , . , , . ā€” Double Dutch.





Thick as thieves

Ā« Ā». , , . , , . Ā« Ā». 





, . Ā«thickĀ» ā€” Ā« Ā». Ā«thick as thievesĀ» ā€” , .





, Ā«thick as thievesĀ» Ā« Ā», Ā« Ā». .





XVII , , . , . . . , - .





Ā«thick as thievesĀ» XIX . , . 





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2009 , , Thick as thieves, . Ā« Ā», . 





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