The French expression “mettre la puce à l’oreille de quelqu’un” translates literally to “to put the flea in somebody’s ear”. English meaning: to plant an idea in somebody’s mind to get somebody thinking French meaning: faire se douter de qqch – to make somebody suspect something éveiller l’attention ou méfiance – to arouse attention or …
The French expression “ne pas tourner autour du pot” translates literally to “to not turn around the pot”. English meaning: to not beat around the bush French meaning: parler avec des détours – to speak with digressions hésiter à dire les choses – to hesitate to say things Example sentence: Je vous demande de ne …
Noyer le poisson is a French idiom that translates literally to “to drown the fish” and means to evade the issue or sidestep the question.
The French expression “ne pas faire un pli”translates literally to “to not make a crease”. English meaning: French meaning: Example sentences: more expressions
Enfoncer une porte ouverte is a French expression meaning to state the obvious.
