“Miss the boat”in other languages
Miss an opportunity by being too late.
English
Dutch
French
EnglishDutchFrenchSame idea, different pictures
English and French miss a departure: the boat, or the coach, rater le coche, which left on time and didn't wait.
Dutch arrives after dinner and finds the dog in the pot, de hond in de pot vinden, licking it clean. There's nothing left for you.
More sayings in other languages
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- Much ado about nothing
- Mum's the word
- A close shave
- Look for a needle in a haystack
- Neither fish nor fowl
- Neither here nor there
- When pigs fly
- Nip something in the bud