Idioms Flashcards
1
Q
Prendre une (grosse) cuite
A
To get drunk (“to take a cooked”)
2
Q
Être bavard comme un pie
A
To talk a lot without saying anything
3
Q
Sauter sur le train en marche
A
To jump on the bandwagon
4
Q
Être dans les choux
A
In sport, when a team has lost all chance to win (“to be in the cabbage”)
5
Q
C’est la fin des haricots!
A
It’s the last straw (“that’s the end of the beans”)
6
Q
Faire du chou blanc
A
To fail; to draw a blank
7
Q
Managér le chêvre et le chou
A
To keep both parties happy/sweet; to keep to manage two conflicting things
8
Q
Êntre ce fer et l’enclume
A
Between a rock and a hard place
9
Q
Couteau à double tranchant
A
Double-edged sword (“two sided knife”)
