The French expression “se saigner aux quatre veines” translates literally to “to bleed out of four veins. The English meaning is as follows: to bleed yourself dry to give it your all to make huge sacrafices A French definition on expressio.fr is “se priver pour quelqu’un” which means to go without for somebody else. Another …
David Issokson
Être unis comme les doigts de la main is a French expression meaning to be joined at the hip or to be very close.
Être à tu et à toi is a French expression meaning to be on a first name basis with somebody.
The French expression “prendre son pied avec quelqu’un” translates literally to “to take your foot with somebody”. The meaning of this expression is totally impossible to guess. Here’s the English meaning: According to expressio.fr, the meaning of this expression isn’t strictly sexual. “Prendre son pied” can also mean taking great pleasure from enjoying an activity …
Avoir un Polichinelle dans le tiroir is a French idiom that translates literally to “to have a puppet (or marionette) in the drawer”, and means “to have a bun in the oven” or “to be pregnant”.

