दाल में कुछ काला है

Meaning: Something suspicious is going on.

Language: Hindi

Literally: There is something black in the lentils

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: A dark speck in a pot of yellow dal — a stone, an insect — means the dish cannot be trusted, and neither can the deal.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
• At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
• Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
• Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.
• Nem fenékig tejföl — It's not all rosy; things aren't as good as they seem.
• Передати куті меду — To overdo something well past the right measure.

More Hindi idioms

• नौ दो ग्यारह होना — To flee or run away quickly.
• अंगूर खट्टे हैं — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
• आ बैल मुझे मार — To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
• नाक में दम करना — To harass or pester relentlessly.
• नाक रगड़ना — To grovel and beg humbly.
• आसमान सिर पर उठाना — To raise a huge uproar.

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