Bonjour
some French idioms commonly used ==>
Il pleut des cordes <em>(it's raining ropes)=</em> it's raining cats and dogs
j'ai un chat dans la gorge <em>(I have a cat in the throat) = I have a frog in my throat</em>
Il a un poil dans la main <em>(he has a hair in the hand) </em> = he is lazy
je suis crevé <em>( I am flat) </em> = I am exhausted
j'en ai raz le bol <em>(I have the bowl full of it) </em>= I'm fed up, I'm sick of it ....
J'ai eu une peur bleue : (<em>I had a blue fear !) </em> = I was really terrified
Aujourd'hui je ne suis pas dans mon assiette <em>(today I'm not in my plate) </em>= Today I'm not feeling good, I feel under the weather
manger sur le pouce <em>( to eat on the thumb) </em> = to eat very quickly, on the run,
Il fait un froid de canard <em>(it's a duck of cold) </em> = It's very cold, icy cold
Il me casse les pieds <em>(he breaks my feet) </em> = he annoys me
raconter des salades <em>(tell salads) </em>= to lie, to tell stories not true, to spin a yard
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There are many others ... some are really new , but might be not accepted here so I prefer to stop !!!
Hope this will help ..
Merry Xmas :)