10 Common Sayings That Sound Way Funnier in Other Languages

Bathroom Readers InstituteUpdated: Mar. 07, 2022

From the book The Bathroom Reader's Institute

'Nice guys finish last' means something very different in Spain.

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Instead of ‘Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘Nice Guys Finish Last,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘Don’t Count Your Chickens Until They’re Hatched,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘All Talk And No Action,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘To Beat Around the Bush,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘A Drop in the Bucket,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘Out Of The Frying Pan, Into the Fire,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘To Cost An Arm and a Leg,’ Try:

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Instead of ‘Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained,’ Try:

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Originally Published: May 06, 2016

Originally Published in Reader's Digest

10 Common Sayings That Sound Way Funnier in Other Languages

'Nice guys finish last' means something very different in Spain.

Instead of ‘Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees,’ Try:

Instead of ‘Nice Guys Finish Last,’ Try:

Instead of ‘Don’t Count Your Chickens Until They’re Hatched,’ Try:

Instead of ‘All Talk And No Action,’ Try:

Instead of ‘To Beat Around the Bush,’ Try:

Instead of ‘The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side,’ Try:

Instead of ‘A Drop in the Bucket,’ Try:

Instead of ‘Out Of The Frying Pan, Into the Fire,’ Try:

Instead of ‘To Cost An Arm and a Leg,’ Try:

Instead of ‘Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained,’ Try:

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