Mystery Phrases

"Don't You Wish You Could Read This?" is a new series where we look at expressions in different languages and learn more about their meaning and usage.

Click on the mystery phrases below and find out fascinating, intriguing and surprising facts about commonly used expressions. We will unpack a new mystery phrase every month, so stay tuned!

Arabic (0:38)

Chinese (1:24)

French (2:20)

Hebrew (1:25)

Italian (0:55)

Japanese (1:38)

Latin (1:26)

Russian (1:37)

Spanish (1:07)

We will unpack a new mystery phrase every month, so stay tuned!