猫舌 (Nekojita)

Meaning: Unable to handle hot food or drinks.

Language: Japanese

Literally: Cat tongue

Category: Animals

Origin: Cats famously refuse food until it cools; Edo-period Japanese pinned the trait on heat-sensitive humans, and the word stuck.

More idioms — Animals

Ни пуха ни пера (Ni pukha ni pera) — Good luck — to which the ritual reply is 'To the devil!'.
Ехать зайцем (Yekhat' zaytsem) — To ride a train or bus without paying.
Кот наплакал (Kot naplakal) — A laughably tiny amount.
De hond in de pot vinden — To arrive too late — the food, or the opportunity, is gone.
Ana ugglor i mossen — To sense that something fishy is going on.
马马虎虎 (Mǎmǎhūhū) — So-so; careless and only just passable.

猫の額 (Neko no hitai) — A very small space, especially of land.
腹が黒い (hara ga kuroi) — Scheming and malicious behind a friendly face.
お茶を濁す (ocha o nigosu) — To dodge a question with a vague, evasive answer.
朝飯前 (Asameshi mae) — A task so easy it can be done before eating.
二階から目薬 (Nikai kara megusuri) — A roundabout effort that has no real effect.
喉から手が出る (Nodo kara te ga deru) — To want something so badly you can hardly bear it.

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