
IdiomDaily Life
Catalan
N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires
Meaning: The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.
Literally: There's enough to rent out chairs
Example: “La discussió entre els dos veïns era per llogar-hi cadires.” — The argument between the two neighbors was worth the price of admission.
English equivalent: Worth the price of admission
Origin: "There's enough to rent out chairs": a scene so remarkable, or so absurd, that one could charge people for seats to watch it, as at a show. The phrase is everyday Catalan, usually ironic, and no first use is documented.
Equivalents in other languages
English: worth the price of admission
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- Fer cara de pomes agres To look sullen and cross.
- Anar a pams To proceed carefully, step by step.
- Tocar el dos To clear off; to leave in a hurry.
- Fer figa To give way or fail — of legs, knees or a plan.
- Fer dissabte To give the house a big clean-up.
- Anar de bòlit To be rushed off your feet.
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