Being able to speak a language is one thing, but being able to understand it is another. Just because you can speak a language doesn't always mean you know what the other person is talking about. Matt Lindley acknowledged this in his brilliant piece, Idioms of the World. Inspired by his fine work, Comtec did a little research into interesting and funny foreign idioms and found a few other beauties that had to be shared.1) “The fence is not made from sausage” Language: Hungarian Translation: Nem kolbászból van a kerítés Meaning: It’s not as good as you think Sorry mate, nope, the fence is not made from sausage.