Devoir une fière chandelle (To be indebted)
Devoir une fière chandelle is a French expression that means to be indebted.
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C’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet
C’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet is a fun French idiom that translates literally to “it’s bonnet white and white bonnet”. There are many English equivalents including: “It amounts to the same thing”…
ne pas arriver à la cheville de quelqu’un
The French expression “ne pas arriver à la cheville de quelqu’un” translates literally to “to not arrive at somebody’s angle”. English meaning: to not measure up to somebodycannot hold a candle to somebodyto not be have the man/woman somebody is A French meaning is “être bien moins bon que quelqu’un”, to be significantly worse than somebody…
Il n’a pas inventé la poudre
“Il n’a pas inventé la poudre” is a French expression that means “He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed”.
se lever du pied gauche
“Se lever du pied gauche” is a French expression that translates to: “to get up on the left foot”. English meaning: to get up on the wrong side of the bed A French meaning is “se réveiller de mauvaise humeur”, to wake up in a bad mood. Example sentence: Je me suis levé du pied…