Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof
Meaning: Life is not all fun and games; expect hardship.
Language: German
Literally: Life is no pony farm
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A late-20th-century German coinage, cemented in pop culture by the punk band Die Schröders' 2001 song of the same name.
Equivalents in other languages
- Hungarian: Nem fenékig tejföl — literally: It's not sour cream all the way to the bottom
More idioms — Daily Life
- Estar de Rodríguez — To be a husband left working in town while the family is on holiday.
- Ogni morte di papa — Extremely rarely; once in a blue moon.
- 油を売る (Abura ouru) — To slack off or dawdle when you should be working.
- Chutar o balde — To stop caring and let everything go — unlike the English, nobody dies.
- Etekleri zil çalıyor — To be visibly bursting with joy.
- Å være ute og sykle — To be completely mistaken or to have no idea what you're talking about.
More German idioms
- Die Katze im Sack kaufen — To buy something sight unseen and get cheated.
- Eine Extrawurst verlangen — To expect special treatment.
- Da kannst du Gift drauf nehmen — You can bet your life on it; it's absolutely certain.
- Den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen — To be exactly right.
- Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — An exclamation of utter disbelief.
- Die Kuh vom Eis holen — To resolve a precarious situation.