Common Afrikaans idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Afrikaans word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Wat jy saai, so sal jy maai
- You reap what you sow
- Dood as 'n doornagel
- Dead as a doornail
- Soos water en olie
- Like water and oil, incompatible
- Die tong is skerper as die swaard
- The tongue is sharper than the sword
- Die kat uit die tas laat
- Let the cat out of the bag, reveal a secret
- Duim hou
- Keep your thumb, keep quiet or stay silent
- Swart sien
- See black, be pessimistic
- Rood sien
- See red, be very angry
- Vuur en vlam
- Fire and flame, very passionate or angry
- Wit van woede
- White with rage, extremely angry
- Moenie die kat wakker maak nie
- Don't wake the cat, don't stir up trouble
- Koue skouer
- Cold shoulder, deliberately ignore someone
- Soos 'n vis uit die water
- Like a fish out of water, out of place
- Slang in die gras
- Snake in the grass, a hidden threat
- Met die hande in die sakke
- With hands in pockets, idle or lazy
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