The French expression “manger des pissenlits par la racine” translates literally to “to eat dandelions by the root”. English meaning: to be pushing up daisiesto be dead and buried French meaning: être mort et enterré – to be dead and buried Example sentence: On n’a pas de nouvelles de Martin depuis plus que trois ans.…
Avoir de la bouteille is a French idiom that translates directly to “to have some bottle” and means “to have been around a long time”, “to be getting on in years” and “to be long in the tooth”.
Faire long feu is a French expression meaning to fizzle out, to fail or not work as planned.
The French expression “sentir le lapin” translates literally to “to smell the rabbit”. English meaning: to have one foot in the grave French meaning: être près de la fin de la vie – to be near the end of life Example sentence: Sylvain est malade depuis très longtemps et il ne va pas bien :…
The French expression “passer l’arme à gauche” translates literally to “to pass the firearm to the left hand”. Note that this is an informal and slang expression. English meaning: to kick the bucket French meaning: mourir – to die Example sentence: J’ai une triste nouvelle à te dire : Géralde a passe l’arme a gauche.…