Every language paints pictures. Finnish idioms often come from the countryside, the forest and the winter — and they rarely translate word for word:

Finnish	Literally	English equivalent
olla pihalla kuin lumiukko	to be out in the yard like a snowman	not to have a clue
tehdä kärpäsestä härkänen	to make an ox out of a fly	to make a mountain out of a molehill
mennä metsään	to go into the forest	to go wrong, to go pear-shaped
vetää herne nenään	to pull a pea up your nose	to take offence, to get the hump
ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen	to take the spoon in the nice hand	to grin and bear it
olla kuin kala vedessä	to be like a fish in water	to be in your element

• Projekti meni ihan metsään. — The project went completely pear-shaped.
• Älä vedä hernettä nenään! — Don't take it the wrong way!