We use this "where pepper grows" in Finnish as well: "sinne/siellä missä pippuri kasvaa". ("sinne" denotes movement, "siellä" denotes location.)
I think "Timbuktu" may be used as well.
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We use this "where pepper grows" in Finnish as well: "sinne/siellä missä pippuri kasvaa". ("sinne" denotes movement, "siellä" denotes location.)
I think "Timbuktu" may be used as well.
Romanians: in Pulahara* or to Honolulu
*Pulahara comes from pula (vulgar for penis) and Sahara
Firifistun also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulu
The article below mentions both: schools in Honolulu, kids in Firifistun
https://www.standard.al/2020/08/16/f...ne-firifistun/
Dar a volta ao bilhar grande.
Donde Cristo perdió el gorro (where Jesuchrist lost his hat).
Yes, these two are used in Finnish.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonique
I have heard a Russian using "should go / be sent to Kolyma". Kolyma is a town in easternmost Sibiria, and there were Soviet prison camps there.
Vai para...
o cu de Judas (Judas' ass)
o caralho mais velho (the elder dick)
lá de Marraquexe (beyond Marrakesh)
though these expressions are more often used to say that a place is remote, not to send someone there.
Interesting, never heard that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas
Y: A tomar por culo? xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Cristiano viejo
That is a classic. But it has more connotations. It is also an insult.Quote:
Originally Posted by Incal
Claro. Puedes mandar a tomar por culo o vivir a tomar por culo xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Cristiano viejo