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Bangladesh Mustache Idiom
January 22, 2011 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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If you're in Bangladesh, the expression that translates as "oiling your mustache in anticipation of the jackfruit tree bearing fruit" makes perfect sense. In English, it means "don't count your chickens." A discussion thread on Reddit with this and many other examples has Martha and Grant talking about odd idioms in other languages. This is part of a complete episode.
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