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Cryptic Global Idiomatic Enigmas
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  • 1. Finnish idiom meaning 'little stick', used for persistent nagging.
  • 2. Hindi phrase symbolizing a smile hiding sorrow; a masked emotion.
  • 4. Polish term for 'blood brat', figurative for a troublesome child.
  • 6. Malay phrase literally meaning 'hit the hill' implying avoidance.
  • 8. Swahili saying meaning 'to unwrap the pumpkin', i.e., reveal mystery.
  • 9. Greek idiom for 'to run like a seal', i.e., to escape rapidly.
  • 13. Japanese urbane term for 'silver board'; meaning insincere praise.
  • 14. Slovak phrase for 'to shoot arrows', metaphor for throwing insults.
  • 15. Japanese idiomatic expression for 'investigative police', metaphor for scrutiny.
  • 16. Aino expression for 'bitter root', referring to hard lessons learned.
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  • 3. Argentinian slang originally from African Portuguese 'war camp', meaning chaos.
  • 5. German idiom meaning 'bat', used figuratively for a nocturnal worker.
  • 7. Punjabi phrase meaning 'a wandering lamp', metaphor for a restless spirit.
  • 10. Tibetan idiomatic name for 'earth goddess', symbolizing patience and endurance.
  • 11. Mexican idiom describing someone caught between two fires.
  • 12. Ethiopian idiom referring to a hard-to-catch elusive fox.
  • 17. Bulgarian idiom meaning 'to walk backwards', indicating hesitation.
  • 18. Romanian obscure idiom relating to a 'whistling in the wind'.
  • 19. Korean expression for 'to eat the sesame seed', meaning to use all resources.
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