In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.

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    9 months ago

    “Someone screwed the pooch” - Someone made a big mistake, same as the “shit the bed” idiom.

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      9 months ago

      Both are also common in Canada. Edit, actually every one of the parent’s idioms are common in Canada to varying degrees.