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Meaning: To be naive and clueless about how things really work.

Language: Czech

Literally: To fall from a cherry tree

Category: Nature

Origin: Said to someone so out of touch they seem to have just tumbled down from a tree, knowing nothing of the world.

More idioms — Nature

• Lóg az eső lába — It looks like it's about to rain.
• Як сніг на голову — Completely out of the blue; totally unexpected.
• น้ำขึ้นให้รีบตัก — Seize an opportunity while it lasts.
• ชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้า — To give a long-winded, roundabout justification before getting to the point.
• Đứng núi này trông núi nọ — Never satisfied with what you have; the grass is always greener.
• Nước đổ lá khoai — Advice or effort that has no effect at all; in one ear and out the other.

More Czech idioms

• Mít kliku — To be lucky.
• Házet flintu do žita — To give up prematurely.
• Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind.
• Být v rejži — To be in trouble.
• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.
• Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock.

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