Expression that works in #English and #Chinese, but not in #German:

• Chinese: 胆 (dǎn) means “gallbladder” or “courage; bravery; nerve”
• English: to have the gall to do something
• German: the German word for gall is “Galle”, but it can’t be used this way.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/膽#Chinese

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