Det blæser en halv pelikan

Meaning: It is extremely windy.

Language: Danish

Literally: It's blowing half a pelican

Category: The Absurd

Origin: A jokey Danish escalation of the nautical 'blowing half a gale', swapping in the most absurd large bird imaginable.

More idioms — The Absurd

• Ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa — Someone isn't quite all there.
• לאכול סרטים — To overthink and imagine dramatic worst-case scenarios.
• خر بیار و باقالی بار کن — Utter chaos; an endless, overwhelming mess.
• Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — An exclamation of utter disbelief.
• 杯弓蛇影 — To frighten yourself with imaginary fears.
• Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.

More Danish idioms

• At tisse i bukserne for at holde varmen — A quick fix that makes the problem worse soon after.
• At save den gren over man selv sidder på — To undermine your own position.
• At gå over åen efter vand — To do something in a needlessly roundabout way.
• At trække det store læs — To do the heavy lifting and carry the work.
• At træde i spinaten — To put your foot in it; to blunder.
• At score kassen — To make a big, easy profit.

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