The French expression “pendre la crémaillère” translates literally to “to hang the pothook”. English meaning: to host a housewarming party French meaning: faire une fête pour l’emménagement – to hold a party for moving in In the past, people would hang the pot on a hook, light a fire and invite the new neighbors over …
The French expression “manger sur le pouce” translates directly to “to eat on the thumb”. English meanings: to have a quick snack to grab a bite to eat on the go/run French meanings: manger rapidement – to eat quickly Example sentence: Quand on a des réunions l’un après l’autre, on doit manger sur le pouce. …
The French expression “tomber des nues” translates literally to “to fall from the heavens”. English meanings: to be flabbergasted to be stunned French meanings: être très étonné – to be very surprised Example sentence: Quand on a appris que Monsieur Orange a gagné les élections présidentielles, les gens sont tombés des nues. When we learned …
Jeter un pavé dans la mare is a French expression meaning to start a ruckus.
Il n’y a pas le feu is a fun French expression which translates literally to “there is no fire” and means “there’s no rush” or “no need to hurry”.
