The French expression “ne pas savoir si c’est du lard ou du cochon” translates literally to “to know know if it’s bacon or pork”. English meanings include: The whole idea with this metaphor is that it’s hard to tell the difference between two things that are basically the same. A French meaning on wordreference.com is …
The French expression “ne pas être tombé de la derniere pluie” translates literally to “to not have fallen in the last rain”. English meanings include: to not have been born yesterday to not be a fool A French meaning on wordrefernce.com is simply, “ne pas être credulé”, which means to not be naive or gullible. …
The French expression “connu comme le loup blanc” translates literally to “known like the white wolf”. English meanings include: A French meaning on wordreference.com is simply “célèbre partout“, which means famous everywhere. Bien connu also mean well known. Here’s an example sentence: Peter était connu comme le loup blanc sur toute l’île. Issu d’une famille …
The French expression l’habit ne fait pas le moine translates literally to “the clothes don’t make the monk” and means “don’t judge a book by its cover” or “appearances can be deceiving”.
Être à côté de la plaque is a French expression meaning to be clueless.
