The French expression “découvrir le pot aux roses” translates literally to “to discover the pot of roses”. This is a slightly poetic expression with the English meaning: In French “un pot aux roses” (pot of roses) can translate to a secret, mystery or a reality that’s been well hidden. Marie a découvert le pot aux …
The French expression “cousu de fil blanc” translates literally to “sewn or stitched in white thread”. English meanings include: The idea is that if a dark-colored garment is sewn with a white piece of thread, the thread sticks out very clearly to the eye. Expressio.fr suggests the following definitions in French: 1) Very crude and …
Faire l’école buissonnière is a French expression meaning to play hooky.
Jouer l’arlésienne is a French expression meaning to fail to materialize.
Avoir le couteau sous la gorge is a French idiom that literally to “to have a knife under the throat” and means “to be under the gun”.
