“The bee's knees”in other languages
Something or someone excellent.
English
French
Polish
EnglishFrenchPolishSame idea, different pictures
English comes from 1920s American slang, a craze for nonsense animal phrases like “the cat's pajamas”. Polish says cud miód, wonder honey.
French says pas piqué des vers, not worm-eaten: something kept so well that no worm ever got to it.
More sayings in other languages
- The die is cast
- The game is not worth the candle
- The gift of gab
- The heart of the matter
- The icing on the cake
- The life of the party
- The light at the end of the tunnel
- The pot calling the kettle black
- The whole kit and caboodle