Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Idioms

This link (with a Dutch domain) has list of "French expressions you won't learn in school." My favorites include:

Avoir des casseroles au cul: To be haunted by a scandal (literally: "to have saucepans hung on the ass")

Ça va chier des bulles: There'll be one hell of a row (literally: "It will shit bubbles")

Courir sur le haricot: Get one someone's nerves (literally: "to run on someone's bean")

Je te vois venir avec tes gros sabots: Now we are finally getting to the point (literally: "I see you coming with your big clogs")

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