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French Idioms 2
Nos Amies, les Bêtes; Our Animal Friends
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Faire l'âne pour avoir du son | to play dumb |
| Chercher la petite bête | to nitpick, to split hairs |
| Avoir le cafard | to have the blues, to be down in the dumps |
| Appeler un chat un chat | to call a spade a spade |
| Entre chien et loup | at dusk, in the twilight |
| Sauter du coq à l'âne | to jump from one subject to another |
| Avaler des couleuvres | to put up with a lot, to swallow one's pride |
| Poser un lapin à quelqu'un | to stand someone up |
| Courir deux lièvres à la fois | to work both ends against the middle, to have one's finger in more than one pie |
| Avoir mangé du lion | to have tiger in one's tank, to have incredible energy |
| une truie n'y retrouverait pas ses petits | this place is a mess |
| Manger de la vache enragée | to go through hard times, to have very lean times |