&gt; with the English proclivity for coining idiomatic verb phrases<p>English does love idioms, and though they can be frustrating, the time to learn them in any language always pays off..an idiom<p>Idioms are a huge factor in changing a language and keeping it new, and often are born of rebellion and subversion<p>Idioms and puns used to feel insular to me so I began collecting international versions of them<p>Nomihodai is a Japanese idiom that means &#x27;all you can eat&#x27;, but speak it aloud to a Spanish speaker and now you are using the Spanish idiom &#x27;no me jodas&#x27; meaning &#x27;don&#x27;t fuck with me&#x27;<p>English&#x27;s biggest annoyance, or strength?, is it&#x27;s abundance of propositions.. look up the French word &#x27;de&#x27;(o) in you fr-en dictionary<p>(o) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wiktionary.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;de#French" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wiktionary.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;de#French</a>