Danish idioms

Compare 6 expressions with related idioms in other languages.

Danish
23 equivalent idioms
slå to fluer med et smæk
to hit two flies with one slap
Danish
15 equivalent idioms
gøre en myg til en elefant
Turn a mosquito into an elephant
Danish
13 equivalent idioms
brændt barn skyr ilden
a burnt child shuns the fire
Danish
10 equivalent idioms
Sku ikke hunden på hårene
Don't examine the dog by its hair
Danish
4 equivalent idioms
dans på roser
dance on roses
Danish
2 equivalent idioms
man kan tvinge hesten til truget, men man kan ikke tvinge den til at drikke
You can force a horse to the trough but you can't force it to drink