Share proverbs that evoke weird or funny images here.
二階から目薬 - something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); eye drops from the second floor
馬の耳に念仏 - preaching to the deaf; reading the nenbutsu into a horse’s ear
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな - don’t feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they’re too delicious, because they’ll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)