Kalean uso, etxean otso
From wikidioms
| Language | Basque |
| Topics | Animals, Behaviour |
| Explanation and use (in mother tongue) | Diruditena ez diren pertsonak aipatzeko erabiltzen da, hau da, jendaurrean errespetagarriak, onak, baita eredugarriak ere, baina, barrutik barrura, intimitatean, guztiz kontrakoa direnak. |
In English
| Literal Translation: | At home, wolf, dove in the street. |
| Real meaning: | It is used to refer to those people who are not what they seem, that is, that in public they are respectable, good, even model but that, from doors to inside, in privacy, are the opposite. |
| Related idioms: |
In other languages
| Language | Literal translation | To express the same | Related Idioms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | ... | ... | ... |
| Catalan | ... | ... | ... |
| Galician | ... | ... | ... |
| Romanian | ... | ... | ... |
| Spanish | En casa lobo, en la calle una paloma. | Paloma en la calle, lobo en casa. | Afuera hermoso, en casa negro. |
| Turkish | Evde kurt, sokakta güvercin | samimi olduğu kişilere karşı sert olan birinin yabancılar yanında zayıf durması. | evde aslan dışarıda kedi olmak |
