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French Idioms

Several French idioms by Rachel H

TermDefinition
Quel culot What nerve
J'ai la poisse I have bad luck
J'ai un peu faim I'm a little hungry
Ça porte ses fruits It pays off
Arrondir les angles Smooth it out
Quelle audace What audacity
Coûter les yeux de la tête To cost an arm and a leg
Boire comme un trou Drink like a hole
Ne rien savoir faire de ses dix doigts Completely useless
Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe To enter a situation at the most awkward moment
Mettre son grain de sel To give an unsolicited opinion
Faire la grasse matinée To sleep in
C’est dommage That's too bad
Je dis ça, je dis rien I'm just saying
Poser un lapin à quelqu’un To stand somebody up, to not show up to plans
Ça marche That works
Sauter du coq à l’âne To jump from one topic to another
Être à l’ouest Completely crazy, out of it
La moutarde me/lui monte au nez I'm getting angry
Il fait un temps de chien! It's raining cats and dogs
Ta gueule! Be quiet, shut your mouth
Avoir le cafard To be down in the dumps
Avoir les chevilles qui enflent To be excessively proud/arrogant
Couper les cheveux en quatre Being meticulous
Avoir un chat dans la gorge To have a sore throat, heavy cough
Quand les poules auront des dents When pigs fly, when Hell freezes over
Les doigts dans la nez To be able to do it with your eyes closed
Sentir le sapin To feel close to death
Manger comme quatre To eat a lot, too much, enough for multiple people
Prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac Caught red handed
Created by: rachelharvey
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