Idioms. They Don't Translate

Hallo.  As you may or may not know, I have spent the last two and a half weeks in Germany, and tomorrow we're going to Norway for a week.  Yup.  Being bilingual, I like to notice differences in sentence structure or specific words between English and German.  That didn't seem so nerdy in my head.  But anyways, I have realized that idioms.  Do.  Not.  Translate.  Like, if a foreigner came to good ole Murica, they would be genuinely perplexed if you said you had a cup of Joe for breakfast.

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The same goes for other languages.  So here are five idioms in German that wouldn't make sense in English.

1. Ich stehe auf dem Schlauch.
Literal translation: I'm standing on the hose.
Meaning: I'm out of creative juice and I have no ideas. 
What others would think: Umm... congrats? (I personally think it's really clever.)

2. Ich könnte mich Darein legen.
Literal translation: I could lay in it.
Meaning: Used when food is really good.
What others would think: Please do not lay in your food.  Please.

3. Es ist das Gleiche in grün.
Literal translation: It's the same in green.
Meaning: It's all the same; all the options will have the same outcome.
What others would think: I don't think either way to the market is green...

4. Ich wohne am Arsch der Weld.
Literal translation: I live at the ass of the world.
Meaning: I live really far away; I live in the middle of nowhere.
What others would think: You live where?
(Hehe, I really like this one)

5. Ich drücke dir den Daumen.
Literal translation: I press my thumbs for you.
Meaning: Wishing you good luck.  In Germany, pressing your thumbs is the equivalent of crossing your fingers in America.
What others would think: Um, thank you?

So, before you judge the Germans, think about the English idioms.  I'm in a pickle?  Cup of Joe?  Hit the road?  Idioms are weird in every language, guys.

Just sayin'.