Sein blaues Wunder erleben
Meaning: To get an unpleasant surprise.
Language: German
Literally: To experience your blue wonder
Category: Daily Life
Origin: 'Blau' long carried the sense of deception in German, so a 'blue wonder' is a nasty, unexpected shock.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Fare il portoghese — To sneak in without paying.
- Rimanere in mutande — To be left penniless.
- Onde Judas perdeu as botas — In the middle of nowhere; the back of beyond.
- 七転び八起き (Nanakorobi yaoki) — To keep getting up no matter how often you fall.
- 入乡随俗 (Rù xiāng suí sú) — When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
- 등잔 밑이 어둡다 (Deungjan mit-i eodupda) — The answer is overlooked right under your nose.
More German idioms
- Da haben wir den Salat — Now we've got a fine mess.
- Den Löffel abgeben — To die.
- Ins Fettnäpfchen treten — To commit an embarrassing social blunder.
- Eulen nach Athen tragen — To do something utterly pointless.
- Hummeln im Hintern haben — To be unable to sit still.
- Das ist nicht das Gelbe vom Ei — It's not ideal; not quite good enough.