Common Catalan idioms and proverbs with their figurative meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Catalan idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Fer el cor fort
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To make the heart strong, meaning to brace oneself or steel one's courage- Ploure a bots i barrals
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To rain in jugs and barrels, meaning it's raining cats and dogs- Fer safareig
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To do the laundry (literally), meaning to gossip- Tocar el dos
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To touch the two, meaning to leave or scram- Anar-se'n en orris
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To go to ruin, meaning something falls apart or fails completely- Tenir la mosca darrere l'orella
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To have the fly behind the ear, meaning to be suspicious of something- Estar en un núvol
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To be in a cloud, meaning to be daydreaming- Fer l'orni
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To play dumb, pretending not to notice something- Posar-se les piles
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To put in the batteries, meaning to get one's act together- Costar un ull de la cara
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To cost an eye from the face, meaning to cost a fortune- No tenir pèls a la llengua
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To have no hairs on the tongue, meaning to speak bluntly- Tirar la casa per la finestra
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To throw the house out the window, meaning to spare no expense- Ser un cul de mal seient
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To be a bottom that can't sit still, meaning to be restless or fidgety- Anar per feina
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To go for work, meaning to get straight down to business- Estar com un flam
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To be like a flan, meaning to be very nervous or shaky
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