In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.

  • @Detheroth@lemmy.world
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    109 months ago

    My favourite Aussie idiom is “We’re not here to fuck spiders.” Meaning that we are trying to do some work, stop fucking around.

    • @Morcyphr
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      29 months ago

      I love this, absolutely using at work! Thanks!

    • @Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca
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      29 months ago

      In Canadian “fucking the dog” means slacking off, especially at work. This is not the same as “Screw the pooch” which means to fuck something up big time.