A friend was eating very quickly, and I said something along the lines of 'wolfing down her meal'.

She had never heard of that phrase, and the moment I said it, it felt wrong.

Do you remember in school when someone said 'intensive purposes' or 'I literally died' because we didn't understand whatwe were saying?

Is wolfing food the same thing? Am I confoosing it for something else?

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7 idioms from other cultures that sound hilarious when translated into English

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/global-idioms-translated-to-english-ex1

I’ve got a new blog post available. It's called "Nautical Idioms in English, Part 1: What Do They Mean and Where Did They Come From?" Click the link below to read or listen to the audio version.

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/blog/nautical-idioms-part-1

The easiest way to learn and really remember idioms is to learn about their history. When you understand where they came from, it's a lot easier to remember what they mean.

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