French - Idioms

Question 1

To daydream
(lit. to be in the moon)

Answer 1

Être dans la lune

Question 2

Super expensive
(lit. it costs an arm)

Answer 2

Ça coûte un bras

Question 3

to stay in bed late until morning
(lit. to do a fat morning)

Answer 3

Faire la grasse matinée

Question 4

to fall madly in love for the first time
(lit. a lightning strike)

Answer 4

Coup de foudre

Question 5

it’s a mess

Answer 5

C’est le bordel

Question 6

to aggravate a situation
(lit. to add oil to fire)

Answer 6

Mettre de l’huile sur le feu.

Question 7

it’s the last straw
(lit. it’s the drop of water that overflows the vase)

Answer 7

C’est la goutte de l’eau qui fait déborder le vase.

Question 8

it’s easy
(lit. it’s a piece of cake)

Answer 8

C’est du gâteau

Question 9

to face a problem head-on
(lit. to take a bull by its horns)

Answer 9

Prendre le taureau par les cornes

Question 10

to be kind-hearted
(lit. to have the heart on the hand)

Answer 10

Avoir le cœur sur la main

Question 11

time will tell
(he who lives will see)

Answer 11

Qui vivra verra.

Question 12

to have more important things to do
(to have more cats to whip)

Answer 12

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter.

Question 13

to complicate things unneccesarily
(to look for noon at 2PM)

Answer 13

Chercher midi à quatorze heures

Question 14

to speak one’s mind/to be outspoken
(Not to have one’s tongue in one’s pocket.)

Answer 14

Ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche

Question 15

To challenge conventions
(To break the codes)

Answer 15

Casser les codes

Question 16

it’s raining heavily
(raining ropes)

Answer 16

Il pleut des cordes

Question 17

to be in a bad mood
(to have a cockroach)

Answer 17

Avoir le cafard.

Question 18

To enjoy the good times while they last
(to eat one’s white bread)

Answer 18

Manger son pain blanc.

Question 19

To take advantage of an opportunity
(to strike an iron while it’s hot)

Answer 19

Battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud

Question 20

To ignore
(to turn a deaf ear)

Answer 20

Faire la sourde oreille.

Question 21

It’s unlikely.
(when hens have teeth)

Answer 21

Quand les poules auront des dents

Question 22

To avoid a problem
(to act like an ostrich)

Answer 22

Faire l’autruche

Question 23

To be fed up

Answer 23

Avoir le ras de bol

Question 24

To be in good arms

Answer 24

Entre de bonnes mains

Question 25

To give up

Answer 25

laisser tomber

Question 26

Bad blood

Answer 26

mauvais sang

Question 27

to be bursting with energy

Answer 27

Pèter le feu

Question 28

feeling exhausted, reaching the limit of one’s patience

Answer 28

bout du rouleau

Question 29

perfectly/perfect

Answer 29

au poil de la bête

Question 30

an awkward/inappropriate sitution

Answer 30

Comme un cheveu sur la soupe

Question 31

to be better able

Answer 31

être plus à même

Question 32

sleepless night, all-nighters

Answer 32

Nuit blanche