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French Idioms 1
En parlant du corps... Speaking about the Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avoir le bras long | to have influence; to have a long arm |
| Être un bourreau des cœurs | to be a Casanova; to e a lady killer |
| Avoir le cœur sur la main | to be kindhearted; to give the shirt off one's back |
| Se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter | to think alot of oneself; to think of oneself as God's gift to the world |
| Se mettre le doigt dans l'œil | to be entirely mistaken, to kid oneself |
| Tenir la jambe á quelqu'un | to corner someone, to bore someone with endless conversation |
| Avoir un poil dans la main | to shy away from work, to avoid work at all costs |
| Tomber sur un os | to meet a difficulty, to hit a snag |
| Casser les pieds á quelqu'un | to get on someone's nerves, to bore someone stiff |
| Manger sur le pouce | to have quick snack, to grab a bite to eat |
| Tirer le diable par la queue | to be hard up, to live from hand to mouth, to be needy |
| Partir ventre á terre | to leave in a flash; to race off |