Meet some of the world’s most colorful idioms — TED Blog

Left: An idiom from Mauritian Creole: “Cook and pour!” It’s used to spur someone to do something quick and well. At right, a Thai idiom: “Cowness hasn’t gone, buffaloness intervened.” It’s used when an existing problem hasn’t been solved, but another problem emerged, causing the situation to turn even worse than before. Illustrations by Masahito Leo Takeuchi…

via Meet some of the world’s most colorful idioms — TED Blog

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