schauen wie der Ochs vorm Berg

German

Proverb

schauen wie der Ochs vorm Berg

1. to look completely baffled (literally, “to look like an ox standing in front of a hill”)

Synonyms

• schauen wie eine Schwalbe, wenn es blitzt

Usage notes

• A similar proverb exist in other languages, e.g. Serbo-Croatian gleda kao tele u šarena vrata