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Hi all. In this lesson, we will see similar allusions around the world.
This page has a parent: Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Similar-Sayings.
In progress.
Taking damage for others without getting proper rewards
This comes from the fable The Monkey and the Cat
| language | term |
|---|---|
| Catalan | treure les castanyes del foc |
| Chinese | 火中取栗 |
| Danish | rage kastanjerne ud af ilden |
| English | pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire |
| Finnish | hoitaa jonkun homma |
| French | tirer les marrons du feu |
| German | die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen |
| Italian | cavar le castagne dal fuoco |
| Modern Greek | βγάζω τα κάστανα από τη φωτιά |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rake kastanjene ut av ilden |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | rake kastanjane ut av elden |
| Polish | wyciągać kasztany z ognia |
| Spanish | sacar las castañas del fuego |
| Swedish | kratsa kastanjerna ur elden |
Vulnarability
This comes from the Greek myth about Achilles, where his mother Thetis dipped him in River Styx to give him the invulnerability, leaving his heel the only weakness.
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