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Romanian
RomanianA se uita ca pisica în calendar
Meaning: To stare blankly, understanding nothing.
Literally: To look like the cat at the calendar
Example: “La examenul de fizică m-am uitat ca pisica în calendar.” — In the physics exam I completely drew a blank.
Origin: A cat looking at a calendar sees only marks it cannot understand. Looking like a cat at the calendar is staring at something without understanding any of it. No particular story lies behind it.
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