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		kn0where on May 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finland will seek NATO membership immediately I think the English equivalent is "playing both sides of the fence." Double game makes intuitive sense too though.

coconuthacker42 on May 12, 2022 [–]

And one of the Hindi phrases my mom uses "thali ka baingan" literally translates to "eggplant of the plate" doesn't make any sense in English but I love it xD. Hindi is a pretty beautiful language and people use so many colourful metaphors it's incredible!

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