N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires
Meaning: The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.
Language: Catalan
Literally: There's enough to rent out chairs
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A spectacle so engrossing that onlookers might as well rent seats — a wry Catalan image of unfolding chaos.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Déu n'hi do — Wow — that's quite something.
- Hy is van sy trollie af — He has lost his mind.
- Þetta reddast — Things will work out fine in the end.
- Glavom kroz zid — To stubbornly attempt the impossible.
- Okrenuti ploču — To abruptly change your tune.
- Држати свећу (Držati sveću) — To be the awkward third wheel to a couple.
More Catalan idioms
- 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.
From our tongue twisters
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- Rødgrød med fløde. — The legendary soft-d and rounded 'ø' test — the phrase Danes use to spot a non-native ins…
- Nồi đồng nấu ốc, nồi đất nấu ếch. — A tonal drill that swaps vowels and tones (đồng/đất, ốc/ếch) while the rhythm stays stead…