Musztarda po obiedzie
Meaning: Too late to be of any use.
Language: Polish
Literally: Mustard after dinner
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Mustard arriving once the meal is finished has been the Polish picture of useless timing since at least the 18th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Korean: 소 잃고 외양간 고친다 (So ilkko oeyanggan gochinda) — literally: Fix the barn after losing the cow
- Persian: نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب (Nushdaroo ba'd az marg-e Sohraab) — literally: The remedy after Sohrab's death
- Czech: Přijít s křížkem po funuse — literally: To come with a little cross after the funeral
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Rzucać grochem o ścianę — To plead with someone who will not listen.
- 국수를 먹다 (Guksu-reul meokda) — To attend a wedding — or, asked as a question, when will you marry?
- حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي (ḥuṭṭ fī baṭnak baṭīkha ṣayfī) — Relax completely; do not worry about a thing.
- दाल में कुछ काला है (daal mein kuchh kaalaa hai) — Something suspicious is going on.
- Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
- At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
More Polish idioms
- Bułka z masłem — Something very easy; a piece of cake.
- Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.
- Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
- Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
- Robić kogoś w konia — To make a fool of or trick someone.
- Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.
From our compliments & insults
- Testa quadrata — A rigid, inflexible blockhead who refuses to see beyond their fixed ideas.
- È un mammone — An overgrown man who can't make a decision without his mother — the Italian archetype of…
- Che piagnucolone — A relentless crybaby who finds something to complain about in every situation.