Kar zadeva idiome, angleškemu jeziku nikoli ne zmanjka tematskih vsebin. V njih lahko vključuje tudi različne države in narodnosti.
TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
Izraz pomeni oditi brez pozdrava oziroma dovoljenja.
The driver had taken French leave.
GO DUTCH
Izraz pomeni deliti račun v restavraciji, plačati vsak zase.
She said she wouldn’t let a man pay for her meal on a firts date. She prefers to go Dutch.
DUTCH COURAGE
Izraz pomeni spiti nekaj alkohola za pogum preden morate nekaj storiti.
I think I will have a glass of whiskey for Dutch courage before I ask that girl if she wants to dance with me.
IT IS ALL GREEK TO ME
Fraza, ki jo uporabimo za nekaj popolnoma nerazumljivega oziroma, če ne vemo ničesar o neki temi.
I tried to watch a TV show about physics last night but I gave up. It was all Greek to me.
CHINESE WHISPERS
Izraz prihaja iz otroške igre in se uporablja kot metafora za napake in netočne informacije, ki se kot popačena zgodba izcimijo iz govoric ali čvek.
All this talk about our president resigning is just Chinese whispers. There’s no truth to this rumor at all.
WHEN IN ROME (DO AS ROMANS DO)
Izraz, ki ga uporabimo, ko hočemo povedati, če obiščemo tujo deželo, da se moramo obašati tako kot ljudje, ki ma živijo, torej oovzeti nihove navade.
I don’t love cotton candy but we are at a carnival. When in Rome, right?
MORE HOLES THAN SWISS CHEESE
Izraz, ki opisuje nekaj, kar je nepopolno ali pomanjkljivo.
I don’t believe your story. It has more holes than Swiss cheese.
HAVE A FRENCH SHOWER
Izraz, ki ga uporabimo, če nekdo namesto tuširanja nase nanese preveč parfuma ali deodoranta.
I had very little time before work so I just had a French shower. I hope nobody will notice.
IF YOU PARDON MY FRENCH
Izraz bomo uporabili kot opravičilo za kletvice, ki smo jih ali jih še bomo uporabili v pogovoru z nekom.
Pardon my French but it’s a damn shame you didn’t get the job.
MEXICAN STANDOFF
Izraz, ki opisuje situacijo, kjer vse vključene strani ne morejo doseči dogovora, saj nihče noče popustiti.
The negotiations ended in a Mexican standoff.
