think the moon is made of green cheese
Meaning: To be very gullible.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “If you believe that ad, you think the moon is made of green cheese.”
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: "Green cheese" meant young, fresh cheese, whose round pale shape could resemble the moon. John Heywood's proverb collection (1546) mocks people who believe the moon is made of green cheese.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: Prendre des vessies pour des lanternes — literally: To take bladders for lanterns
More idioms — Food & Drink
- grab a bite — To eat something quickly.
- work for peanuts — To work for very little pay.
- small potatoes — Something unimportant or trivial.
- not for all the tea in China — Under no circumstances.
- a hard nut to crack — A difficult problem, or a person who is hard to deal with.
- have a finger in every pie — To be involved in many different things at once.
More English idioms
- ants in one's pants — Restless, unable to sit still.
- blistering barnacles — A comic exclamation of surprise or anger.
- let's hit the road — Let's leave; let's get going.
- gone with the wind — Gone forever, vanished without a trace.
- without fanfare — Quietly, without any publicity.
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — It is better to keep what you have than risk it for something more uncertain.
From our compliments & insults
- Ты умница (ty umnitsa) — You're bright, clever, and admirable — said warmly of someone who handles things well.
- У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) — You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.
- T'as pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre — You're not exactly a genius — the wire to cut butter is about the most obvious tool imagi…