Přijít s křížkem po funuse
Meaning: To arrive uselessly too late.
Language: Czech
Literally: To come with a little cross after the funeral
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Turning up with the cross once the funeral is already over pictures help that comes far too late.
Equivalents in other languages
- Korean: 소 잃고 외양간 고친다 (So ilkko oeyanggan gochinda) — literally: Fix the barn after losing the cow
- Polish: Musztarda po obiedzie — literally: Mustard after dinner
- Persian: نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب (Nushdaroo ba'd az marg-e Sohraab) — literally: The remedy after Sohrab's death
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- Nem enged a negyvennyolcból — To stubbornly refuse to compromise.
- Pole pole ndio mwendo — Slow and steady gets you there.
- Sortir de ses gonds — To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
- Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.
- pull back the curtain — To expose a hidden truth or reality behind an appearance.
- present company excepted — These remarks do not apply to anyone currently present in this conversation.
More Czech idioms
- Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock.
- Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.
- Je to za vodou — To be out of trouble; home free.
- Dělat z komára velblouda — To blow something tiny wildly out of proportion.
- Spadnout z višně — To be naive and clueless about how things really work.
- Mít kliku — To be lucky.
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