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Idioms

French Idioms

QuestionAnswer
you've met your match à bon chat, bon rat
to stand someone up Poser un lapin
speak of the devil Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue
like an elephant in a china shop comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine
it's a vicious circle C’est le serpent qui se mord la queue.
What's up your butt? Quelle mouche t’a piqué?
call it like it is appeler un chat un chat
have a frog in your throat avoir un chat dans la gorge
when the cat is away the mice will play Quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent.
to be out of ideas donner sa langue au chat
to have more important things to do avoir d’autres chats à fouetter
it's raining hard! Il pleut des cordes
a drop in the ocean Une goutte d’eau dans la mer
call for help Lancer une bouteille à la mer
It's not much to ask Ce n’est pas la mer à boire
to be drunk Avoir du vent dans les voiles
to feel great Être en pleine forme
leave without saying goodbye Filer à l’anglaise
to worry too much Se faire des cheveux blancs
to split hairs (over complicate something) couper les cheveux en quatre
to be extremely lazy avoir un poil dans la main
to have your head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages
to tear your hair out s’arracher les cheveux
to lose your mind perdre la boule
to have a good head on your shoulders avoir la tête sur les épaules
to be all-dressed up Se mettre sur son trente-et-un
two very similar choices Bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet
to be in high spirits Avoir la pêche
to be short Être haut comme trois pommes
to stick your nose in someone's business Ramener sa fraise
mind your own business S’occuper de ses oignons
give your opinion Mettre son grain de sel
to compromise couper la poire en deux
to be in a good mood avoir la banane
to be gullible être bonne poire
the icing on the cake C’est la cerise sur le gâteau
to be worthless compter pour des prunes
to make a mountain out of a molehill en faire tout un fromage
to lose your temper avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez
It's over. Nothing can be done now Les carottes sont cuites
kill two birds with one stone faire d'une pierre deux coups
the straw that broke the camel's back La goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase.
lie like a tooth-puller menti comme un arracheur de dents.
to call the shots faire la pluie et le beau temps
to suck up faire de la lèche
it's the same old story c'est la même rengaine…
roll out the red carpet déroulé le tapis rouge
He's burying his head in the sand il fait l'autruche
He's an odd duck C'est un drole d'oiseau
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