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Without further ado, we present to you some of our favorite French phrases and idioms that will have you cracking up<\/p>\n
The French have a funny way of showing sympathy. The phrase literally translates to – have the cockroach<\/em>. And all we wanted to imply was to- be down in the dumps<\/em> or have the blues<\/em>!<\/p>\n Breaking the ears<\/em> is what it literally means. We use this commonly with reference to loud or harsh noise, bad singers or a nagging people. To make the picture clearer we mean highly irritating<\/em>.<\/p>\n When translated this simply means, the end of the beans<\/em>. Yes, you guessed correctly. We do want to say the last straw<\/em> in English or that\u2019s the end of it<\/em>. Don\u2019t judge us, we take our love for beans very seriously!<\/p>\n This means to give your tongue to the cat<\/em> although we mean to give up guessing an answer<\/em>. Honestly, don\u2019t give your tongue to the cat to understand the logic behind this one. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n This phrase means to drink like a hole<\/em> and is supposed to mean to drink a lot, like a bottomless well<\/em>. We, the French probably were drinking like a hole when we came up with the phrase.<\/p>\n On a serious note, this stands for to become a goat<\/em>. However, in plain English we mean to be driven mad<\/em> and this phrase is said to have derived inspiration from goats and their short fuse.<\/p>\n It literally means the carrots are cooked<\/em>, but we say run simply because the speaker means that the outcome of the situation cannot be changed<\/em>!<\/p>\n You could feel really royal if you took this one for its literal meaning which is to stop your chariots<\/em>. However, you are basically being told to stop bluffing<\/em>. Nothing royal about that one. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Someone was probably looking at a rabbit hole to escape when this phrase was thought of. Literal translation gives you to leave a rabbit<\/em>, while actually meaning to stand someone up<\/em>.<\/p>\n Surprisingly, this phrase has no literal translation. Why then did we bring this up? Because the phrase means holy smokes<\/em> or darn<\/em>! What better way to conclude the list than with a darn!<\/p>\n Every language has its own weirdness and funny little nuances that give it a unique charm. French, is no different. These phrases and other idioms and slangs can not only give you a good laugh, but will help you hone your French as well.<\/p>\n In the meantime, we hope you enjoy your French homework as much as the dad (below) in Family Guy does!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Without further ado, we present to you some of our favorite French phrases and idioms that will have you cracking up 1. \u201cAvoir le cafard\u201d The French have a funny way of showing sympathy. The phrase literally translates to – have the cockroach. And all we wanted to imply was to- be down in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-penny-for-our-thoughts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2. \u201cCasser les oreilles”<\/h2>\n
3. “C’est la fin des haricots”<\/h2>\n
4. \u201cDonner sa langue au chat”<\/h2>\n
5. \u201cBoire comme un trou”<\/h2>\n
6. \u201cDevenir ch\u00eavre”<\/h2>\n
7. “Les carottes sont cuites”<\/h2>\n
8. \u201cArr\u00eate ton char!\u201d<\/h2>\n
9. \u201cPoser un lapin\u201d<\/h2>\n
10. \u201cZut alors!\u201d<\/h2>\n