“Count on the fingers of one hand”in other languages
There are very few of them.
English
French
Polish
Same idea, different pictures
English, French and Polish use the same simple picture: so few that one hand is enough to count them. Five at most, and usually fewer.
It's one of the rare idioms that travels word for word: compter sur les doigts d'une main, policzyć na palcach jednej ręki.
More sayings in other languages
- Cry over spilled milk
- Cut the Gordian knot
- Dig one's heels in
- Get off scot-free
- Dodge the fare
- Muddy the waters
- Don't push your luck
- Drag someone's name through the mud
- Drive someone up the wall