The French expression “ça ne mange pas de pain” translates literally to “it doesn’t eat bread”. The expression has multiple usages. English meaning: French meaning: Example sentence:
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The French expression “être sur la paille” translates literally to “to be on the straw”. English meaning: French meaning: Example sentence: Related expressions:
Today we’ll have a look at the fun French expression coûter les yeux de la tête. This expression means “to cost an arm and a leg” or “to cost a fortune”.
The French expression “payer avec un lance-pierre” translates literally to “to pay with a slingshot”. English meaning: to pay peanuts to exploit (on wages) French meaning: sous-payer – to underpay Example sentence: Tout le monde veut travailler pour la station de ski mais le problème c’est qu’ils paient avec un lance-pierre. Everybody wants to work …
The French expression “mettre du beurre dans les épinards” translates literally to “to put butter in the spinach”. English meaning: to help make ends meet to help get by French meaning: gagner un peu plus d’argent pour aider sa situation financière – to earn a bit more money to help your financial situation Example sentence: Nancy …
