दाल में कुछ काला है (daal mein kuchh kaalaa hai)
Meaning: Something suspicious is going on.
Language: Hindi
Literally: There is something black in the lentils
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: A dark speck in a pot of yellow dal — a stone, an insect — means the dish cannot be trusted, and neither can the deal.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
- At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
- Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
- Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.
- Nem fenékig tejföl — It's not all rosy; things aren't as good as they seem.
- Передати куті меду (Peredaty kuti medu) — To overdo something well past the right measure.
More Hindi idioms
- नौ दो ग्यारह होना (nau do gyaarah hona) — To flee or run away quickly.
- अंगूर खट्टे हैं (Angoor khatte hain) — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
- आ बैल मुझे मार (Ā bail mujhe mār) — To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
- नाक में दम करना (naak mein dam karna) — To harass or pester relentlessly.
- नाक रगड़ना (nāk ragaṛnā) — To grovel and beg humbly.
- आसमान सिर पर उठाना (aasmaan sir par uthaana) — To raise a huge uproar.
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