Bread Idioms in Losek Language in Tamaris | World Anvil

Bread Idioms in Losek

IdiomMeaning
"Don't put all your loaves in one basket" Don't rely only on one option
"Cut the wheat from the chaff" Separate what's important from things that are useless.
"Making flour without a millstone" Putting a great deal of effort into a futile task
"Harvesting the wheat before building the silo" Doing things in the wrong order
"Half a loaf is better than none" Don't complain about what you have
"Bread and butter" The necessities of life
"Warm as toast" Something that's comforting and pleasant
"Letting the donkey thresh the wheat" Avoiding work
"Making rye out of mud" Cutting corners
"Green barley" Beginner's luck
"Scoring flat dough" Doing something too early
"A good first harvest" Good fortune, relief at something going well
"Tilling a rocky field" A challenge, undertaking a difficult task
"Not for all the bread in Losan" No price is high enough to do something
"All I need is yesterday's bread" To live frugally
"A farmer's toss" A short distance away
"Don't count the loaves before cutting the dough" Don't be so certain about the outcome
"A fresh loaf" Something really positive
"Throwing away the heel" Being wasteful
"Don't scream at chaff" Don't overreact
"The bread is in the oven" Everything is as it should be
"Planting at first light" Being an overachiever
"Throwing out the seeds with the sand" Discarding something valuable
"Crammed like rolls in a sack" To not have enough space, to be in very close physical proximity with others
"Rising with the morning dough" To wake up early
"A gift of sweet braids" A generous act
"Feeding burnt bread to the pigs" Making the best of bad circumstances
"Buying unstamped bread" Making risky choices
"Pound flour" Go away
"Adding sand to the flour" Making things worse


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