its not my circus,
not my monkeys – hey waiter
ready for the check
Not my circus, not my monkeys is a calque Polish nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy.
A calque is a borrowing by word-for-word translation or a loan translation.
For example, the English expression it goes without saying is a calque (a literal, word-for-word translation) of French ça va sans dire, and flea market is a calque of French marché aux puces (literally “market with fleas”).
Go down to beach and watch the waves.
As it is said in the Gullah, De wata bring we and de wata gwine tek we bak.
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