I catch myself saying "Holy crap" or "Holy moly" very often during the day. This happens usually not during lessons in school which in my opinion wouldn't be appropriate. I use it mostly somewhere on the street, in the bus or other puplic places where something strange or very amazing just happend that i did not expect.
As an example: Some days ago I was standing in the bus (no more seats were avaiable) as the driver hit the break very hard. I, tired and almost asleep, was waiting to arrive at my destination as I was instantly catapulted to the front of the bus. In this case I also said to myself "Holy crap"!! It is not like that I am shouting this phrase out like a morron since i don't want to offend other people. In the majority of cases it is said silently and someone has to be very close to me to understand it. Sometimes it is only a thought.
I try now to translate this phrase into some different languages.
German
Same meaning: Was zum Teufel! .... or Scheisse!
Literally: Heilige Scheisse!
Polnish
Same meaning: Kurwa mach!
Mexican Spanish
Same meaning: No mames!
French
Same meaning: Putain! (As far as I know it's also used in cases like this)
Cambridge English
Same meaning: I was not expecting this to happen; thus, I am absolutely astonished!
--> Watch out, only few people might use this version!
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