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25 Hindi Idioms Inspired By Food

8 Nov

When food couples with language, delicious idioms are born.

My mother tongue Hindi invokes the nature, tastes, colors and characteristics of food with great wit and insight in these idioms.

1. Aam ke aam, gutliyon ke daam

Literal translation: To earn the price not only of mangoes but also their pits

Used when you make a killing with a deal or decision, profiting on even the valueless peripherals.

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