The French expression “trois pelés et un tondu” translates literally to “three bald men and one man with a shaven head”. This is a prime example of a French idiom that has a meaning that’s impossible to figure out. Here are several English meanings: hardly anyoneone man and his dog Expressio.fr offers a useful meaning…
The French expression “tomber dans le panneau” translates literally to ‘to fall into the net’. English meanings include: to fall into the trapto fall for itto get taken for a ride Normally “peanneau” means sign as in road sign. However, here it means trap. Here’s an example sentence: Oh là là, je me suis fait…
Avoir bon dos is a French idiom that translates directly to “to have a good back” and means “to take the blame” or “be a convenient scapegoat”.
Être le dindon de la farce is a French expression meaning to be taken for a ride.
“Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs” is a great French expression that translates literally to “to put the plow in front of the oxen”. The English meaning is: to put the cart before the horse A French meaning on wordreference.com is “attaquer un problème à l’envers”, or “to attack a problem from behind”. Here’s an…