“Remonter les bretelles à quelqu’un” is a French expression that translates literally to “to pull up somebody’s suspenders”. English meanings include: to give somebody a dressing-down to reprimand harshly to tear (somebody) off a strip (UK) The idiom offers an image of one person yanking up another’s suspenders harshly. Expressio.fr offers an interesting meaning in …
“Une tempête dans un verre d’eau” is an amusing French expression that translates to “a storm in a glass of water”. English meaning include: a tempest in a teapot to make a big fuss about nothing A French meaning on expressio.fr states that the expression means to make a bunch of noise or unrest over …
C’est un panier de crabes is a French idiom that translates literally to “it’s a basket of crabs” and means “they’re at each other’s throats” or “they’re always fighting among themselves”.
“Se mettre en quatre pour quelqu’un” is a French expression that translates literally to “to split yourself into four [pieces]”. Here are some English meanings: to bend over backwards for somebody to do everything for somebody to put yourself out for somebody to go out of your way for somebody Another meaning could to to …
“Chercher midi à quatorze heures” is a comical French expression that translates literally to “to look for noon at 2.00pm”. Here are some English meanings: Basically, the idiom means to complicate an issue that should be very simple in the first place. Here’s an example sentence: Here are some synonyms:
