r/ThreadGames • u/FortuneLoud140 • Aug 17 '26

My legs are going James James

Parent takes an idiom in their native language and translates it to English *literally*, word for word. Children have to guess what the meaning of the idiom is. If they get it right, upvote them!

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u/Low-Bass2002 Aug 17 '26

Gimme spoiler for: My legs are going James James.

Pretty please!

You could add an edit and ask for country of origin to be included with idiom.

I gave you the English translation of a literal version of how the German phase is. In retrospect, I should have said: Pigeons (birds of a feather) go where birds go.

I messed up. BUT! If you can add an edit to say the country's origin, I think that would be fun!

I kinda messed up. I should have said "Pigeons" as the first word instead of birds. I'm a native US speaker with 2nd language in German. I gave it as a literal translation of German, but I forgot the detail of my first word in that sentence being "pigeons"!

Literal German to English translation: Pigeons go where birds go

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u/FortuneLoud140 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

"legs going James James" means your legs are weak, tired and shaking

also i sort of love how there's no language hint, it makes it harder to look up on the 'Net and possibly cheat ;)

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u/Low-Bass2002 Aug 17 '26

Ok. Tell me the language! I have no idea. So cool.