La main dans le sac (Tchatche) (French Edition)

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But this idiom actually means that someone leaves suddenly and unexpectedly. Prends tes cliques et tes claques, je ne veux plus te voir. Elle a pris tes instructions au pied de la lettre et est partie en vacances. No, this idiom has nothing to do with stretching.

It actually means someone is running for his life and leaving as quickly as possible. Malheureusement, peu de pickpockets sont pris la main dans le sac. Je suis en train de manger.

We all know someone who always finds something to complain about and pays attention to the most insignificant details. It first appeared in but its origin remains uncertain. Like often, the origin of this expression is unknown.

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To be on your 31 therefore means that you are wearing your most beautiful clothes, that you are elegant. Elle se met toujours sur son 31 avant de sortir. Je sais pas, je te tiens au courant. Un coup de main ne serait pas de refus.

No wonder the French are considered dirty people with expressions like that!. Je ne lui fais pas confiance, il y a quelque chose qui cloche. Meaning ; Before, beans were the last food remaining when everything else was gone. Ce livre a fait un tabac. Ah pine trees, Christmas, happiness…and hum coffins.

Benjamin Houy is a native French speaker and the founder of French Together. Big thanks for this fantastic site, it is so helpful! French is quite long-winded compared to English. I am trying to find the English equivalent of the French expression: Thanks for your help.

Oh these are useful. Thank you for taking your time to write these up. My kids speak fluent French and I sometimes struggle to understand them when they use idioms in their daily conversations at home. Do you know of any such expression french for beauty and confidence combined? It popped up again.

Thank you for sharing Benjamin, great post as always! It actually seems obvious now that you mention it, but I never thought about it.

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