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David Issokson

une tempête dans un verre d’eau

“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 teapotto 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 nothing.…

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se mettre en quatre pour quelqu’un

“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 somebodyto do everything for somebodyto put yourself out for somebodyto go out of your way for somebody Another meaning could to to completely devote yourself…

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Chercher midi à quatorze heures (To complicate things)

“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:

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Couper l’herbe sous le pied de quelqu’un

“Couper l’herbe sous le pied de quelqu’un” is a fun figurative French idiom that translates directly to “to cut the grass under somebody’s feet”. Here’s the English meaning: Expressio.fr offers the following meaning in French: To frustrate somebody with an expected advantage by passing them, or to prevent somebody from succeeding in business by taking…

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