“Vendre la peu de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué” is a fun metaphorical French expression that translates directly to “to sell the bear’s hide before having killed it”. English meaning: French meanings: Example sentence: more French expressions
Péter les plombs is an informal French expression which means to blow a fuse, lose it, go beserk or flip out.
“Comme les moutons de Panurge” is a French idiom that translates literally to: “like Panurge’s sheep”. English meaning: like a flock of sheep A French meaning is: “faire la même chose que les autres, suivre la mode” (to do the same things as others, to follow the fashion (trends). In literature, the French writer Rabelais…
Avoir une araignée au plafond is a French idiom that translates literally to “to have a spider on the ceiling” and means “to have a few screws loose” or “to have bats in the belfry”.
Jeter de la poudre aux yeux de quelqu’un is a French expression meaning “to try to impress somebody”.