The French expression “en boucher un coin à quelqu’un” translates literally to “cork or block somebody’s mouth”. The word “coin” usually translates to “corner” but here it means mouth. English meaning: French meaning: Sample sentence: Synonym
Il n’y a pas un chat is a French expression that means “There isn’t a soul in sight”.
The French expression avoir du bol translates literally to “to have some bottom” and means “to be lucky”.
👉 See also: Rester conjugation charts (with audio) » The French expression “rester le bec dans l’eau” translates literally to “to stay with the mouth in the water”. English meanings: French meanings: Example sentence: Au dernier moment. l’hôtel a annuel ma réservation et je me suis trouvé le bec dans l’eau. The hotel cancelled my …
Être la douche écossaise is a French expression meaning to come as quite a shock.
