David Issokson

Faire des gorges chaudes is a French expression meaning to mock or make fun of.

“Mettre quelqu’un en boîte” is a fun little French expression that translates literally to “to put somebody in a can”. The word “boîte” can translate to both can and box. Here are several English meanings: to make fun of somebodyto pull somebody’s legto josh somebody to have a good laugh at somebody Expressio.fr offers a…

Être dans le collimateur is a French expression meaning to be on somebody’s hit list.

“Tirer les boulets rouges à quelqu’un” is a French expression that translates literally to “to fire red balls at somebody”. English meanings include: to rip into somebodyto give somebody both barrelsto lay into somebody The idea here is that when somebody gets very angry at somebody else, he or she fires red-hot cannon balls into…

“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-downto reprimand harshlyto 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 French: To…