More idiomatic Flashcards
To urinate profusely, especially in reference to a profound need to do so.
- To piss like a race horse - “Pull over as soon as you can. I need to piss like a racehorse !”
On récole ce qu’on sème
You reap what you sow
To be extremely wet
= to be soaked - “I was soaked before I could put my umbrella up” - In this sentence “put up” means “to raise something up” - “Put up your hoody before you catch a cold”.
When someone says something that you find to be very true and which applies in many different situations, you can say :
Truer words have never been spoken Truer words were never spoken
The heart of the matter
The crux of the matter “When we talk about the crux of the matter in an election, namely money, people often tend to get carried away. “ “Profitability is the crux of the matter, not how funding can be found for an investment.”
La fin justifie les moyens
The end justify the means
Laisser quelqu’un bouche bée
To render someone speechless
You render me speechless sometimes
Romantique - Deuil
Outlander
Some people you grieve forever
