minus-squaresnf@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What is a figure of speech you like in your language?linkfedilinkarrow-up10·22 hours agoThere’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think linkfedilink
There’s an expression in French, “enculage de mouches”. Literally means “fucking flies in the ass” and, figuratively, refers to being impossibly pedantic and nitpicky. Closest equivalent in English would be “splitting hairs” I think