schauen wie der Ochs vorm Berg
German
Proverb
schauen wie der Ochs vorm Berg
- 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