The French expression “montrer patte blanch” translates literally to “to show a white paw”. The expression has the following meanings in English: to prove your credentials to identify yourself Apparently the expression originates from a fable where a goat kid was told to only let in other animals with white paws. When a grey-pawed wolf …
The French expression “cousu de fil blanc” translates literally to “sewn or stitched in white thread”. English meanings include: The idea is that if a dark-colored garment is sewn with a white piece of thread, the thread sticks out very clearly to the eye. Expressio.fr suggests the following definitions in French: 1) Very crude and …
Faire l’école buissonnière is a French expression meaning to play hooky.
The French expression “une histoire à dormir debout” translates literally to “a story to sleep standing”. A loose translation is “a story about sleeping standing up”. Unbelievable, right? Here are some English meanings: cock-and-bull story tall story The French expressions site, expressio.fr suggests “à dormir debout” means unbelievable, implausible, absurd or illogical. Il m’a raconté …
The French expression “pas très catholique” translates literally to “not very Catholic” and could definitely be seen as a bit offensive. Here are some English meanings: a bit shady not very kosher a bit fishy A French expressions site, expressio.fr, defines pas tres catholique as not conforming or complying with morality, subject to caution and …
