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French Idioms

TermDefinition
Avaler des couleuvres "to swallow grass snakes" to put up with humiliation
Avoir d'autres chats fouetter "to have other cats to whip" - "to have other fish to fry" to have other/better things to do
Avoir le coeur sur la main "to have a heart in hand" to be generous
Bon an, mal an "good year, bad year" year in year out
Comme un poisson dans l'eau "like a fish in water" at ease
Couter les yeux de la tete "to cost the eyes of the head" to be very expensive
Ca me dit quelque chose "that tells me something" that rings a bell
Ca me prend la tete "that takes my head" that makes me crazy/that annoys me
Ca ne tient pas debout "it dosnt stand upright" it dosnt make any sense
En un clin d'oeil "in the wink of an eye" quickly
avoir le melon "to have the melon" to be sure of oneself
Jeter l'eponge "to throw in the sponge" to give up
Manger sur le pouce "eat on the thumb" eat very quickly
Mort de rire "die of laughter"
Ce ne sont pas vos oignons "these arnt your onion" its none of your business
Pleuvoir des cordes "to rain ropes" raining cats and dogs
Se creuser la tete "to dig into the head" to think of something, remember
Quel culot what nerve
a bientot see you later
a bon compte cheap
a bon entendeur salut a word to the wise is enough
a bout de bras at an arms length
Bete noire "black beast" enemy, nemesis, or an obvious mistake
Conduire comme un pied "to drive like a foot" to drive horrible
Esprit de l'escalier "thinking of the stairway" thinking of a witty response way too late
Prendre son pied "take ones foot" have a great time
Mieux vaut tard que jamais Better late than never
Avoir de la chance to be lucky
avoir chaud to be hot
avoir du courage to be brave
avoir envie de to feel like
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