Idioms Flashcards
Note - not the literal translation but the equivalent idiom in English. The French seemed to weird to translate...
1
Q
Se casser la tête
A
to go to a lot of trouble
2
Q
Coûter les yeux de la tête
A
to cost an arm and a leg
3
Q
Rester bouche bée
A
to be speechless
4
Q
Donner sa langue au chat
A
to give up
5
Q
Avoir un poil dans la main
A
to be lazy, to avoid work
6
Q
Ne rien faire de ses dix doigts
A
to be lazy
7
Q
C’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder la vase
A
the straw that broke the camels back
8
Q
Caser du sucre sur son dos
A
to talk about someone behind their back
9
Q
Appuyer sur le champignon
A
to drive fast/accelerate
