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No cow on the ice…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you know your English sayings? Or do you run Danish (or German or Spanish or Hungarian) sayings through Google Translate? (please promise that you stop doing that). Or maybe you avoid using sayings when you write in English because what exactly is the English version of the Danish (or German or Spanish or Hungarian) saying you have in mind? In Danish, we have a saying that goes: Ingen ko p\u00e5 isen<\/em>, which translates to: No cow on the ice<\/em>, and please never use that when you write because it's complete gibberish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sayings are hard when you move from one language to another, mostly because you can never just translate them. And as great as Google Translate is, sometimes it struggles, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are few things more sleep-inducing than a really boring English text. You've no doubt tried it: you feel your eye lids getting heavy, you start yawning, you rest your head on the palm of your hand, you close your eyes to blink, and suddenly, it's been 10 minutes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det har du ikke pr\u00f8vet? Det har jeg selvf\u00f8lgelig heller ikke\u2026 Det var bare lige noget, jeg kom p\u00e5\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My point, though, is that that is the last thing you want to happen when your reader\/customer\/colleague\/business partner reads your English material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's why I've put together a list of ten English sayings so you can shake up your content!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make hay while the sun shines<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There's method to his\/her\/their madness<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comparing apples to oranges<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kill two birds with one stone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like two peas in a pod<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bite off more than you can chew<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bolt from the blue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The early bird gets the worm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costs an arm and a leg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't judge a book by its cover<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Taking advantage of a favourable situation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There's a good reason for his\/her\/their actions<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An invalid comparison<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You achieve two things rahter than just one<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two people or things that are very similar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking on a task that you can't manage<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something happens suddenly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whoever arrives first gets what they want<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something very expensive<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't know something or someone by only looking at its\/their appearance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, there are many more sayings and expressions but I think we'd both get bored if the list was much longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about you? What are some sayings in your native language that just don't translate well into English? If you're up for it, share them below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hvorn\u00e5r hedder det If I were?<\/a><\/h4>

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Har du ogs\u00e5 undret dig over, hvorfor folk siger "If I were"? S\u00e5 f\u00e5 svaret her og tre huskeregler, s\u00e5\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bindestreger p\u00e5 engelsk<\/a><\/h4>

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Og hvorn\u00e5r skal du bruge de dersens bindestreger p\u00e5 engelsk, for du har b\u00e5de set spellcheck, spell c\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Maskinovers\u00e6ttelser<\/a><\/h4>

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Det kan virke fristende at smide din danske (eller engelske, tyske, franske, hvad ved jeg) tekst en \u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The difference between speak and talk<\/a><\/h4>

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En lille gave fra mig til dig, som kan g\u00f8re korrekturl\u00e6sningen af din engelske tekst lidt nemmere<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Comma before \"with\"<\/a><\/h4>

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…skal alts\u00e5 v\u00e6re et komma foran nogle for at undg\u00e5, at din chef f\u00e5r fire arme, og din kat seks ben<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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