A board in front of the head hits a frog in the throat

About the origins of our proverbs and idioms.

Do you sometimes feel like you have a board in front of your head? Do you know where idioms such as "break a leg" or "the elephant in the china shop" come from?

Tatjana Henfling and Katharina Trost invite you on an exciting journey into the world of language. They let the cat out of the bag and share all kinds of interesting and amusing facts about the origins of our idioms and proverbs.

Speakers: Katharina Trost, Vienna, and Tatjana Henfling, Vienna/Matrei i.O..

Voluntary donations welcome!

Wed, 01.04.2026
20:00
event destination

Pfarrsaal Matrei,

Matrei i.O.
contact details
Pfarrsaal Matrei i.O.
Pattergasse 12
9971 Matrei in Osttirol

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