English has many absurdities and oddities and statement of a surreal nature. Here are a number from French and Afrikaans.
French
Ciel, mon mari! Sky, my husband! [Caught in the act.]
Avoir le geuele de bois to have a wooden face. [to suffer a hangover]
Marcher a cote de ses pompes. To walk next to your shoes. [to be out of it]
Afrikaans
Die koeel is deur die kerk. The bullet is through the church. [The decision has been made]
Jy sal lag aan die anderkant van jou gesig. You will laugh on the other side of your face. [You will regret it.]
'n Feit soos 'n koei. A fact like a cow. [Something very obvious]
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