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Revision as of 01:38, 2 July 2023
List of idioms/phrases named after countries (in English literature)
| Idiom | Country | Meaning | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch courage | The Netherlands | 1 | [1] |
| Go Dutch | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Double Dutch | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch uncle | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch auction | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch treat | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch wife | The Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| As American as pie | The United States of America | 1 | 1 |
| All roads lead to Rome | Italy | 1 | 1 |
| Rome wasn't build in a day | Italy | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese walls | China | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese whispers | China | 1 | 1 |
| Like Chinese arithmetic]] | [[China | 1 | 1 |
| Slow boat to China | China | 1 | 1 |
| For England | England | 1 | 1 |
| An Englishman's home is his castle | England | 1 | 1 |
| Irish goodbye, Irish exit | Ireland | 1 | 1 |
| French leave, French exit | France | 1 | 1 |
| Fight like the French | France | 1 | 1 |
| French kiss | France | 1 | 1 |
| French letter | France | 1 | 1 |
| Pardon my French | France | 1 | 1 |
| Greek to me | Greece | 1 | 1 |
| Mexican standoff | Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| More holes than Swiss cheese]] | [[Swizterland | 1 | 1 |
| Scotch Mist | Scotland | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish practices | Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Walk Spanish | Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Young Turk | Türkiye | 1 | 1 |
| Russian roulette | Russia | 1 | 1 |
[ |- ||Dutch oven||[The Netherlands]]|||1||1 |- |- ||Indian file||Native American|||1||1 |- |- ||Indian giver||Native American|||1||1 |- |- ||Indian summer||Native American|||1||1 |-
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