The French expression “s’attirer les foudres” translates literally to “attract thunderbolts” and can also be seen as “s’attirer foudres de quelqu’un” or to attract thunderbolts from somebody. English meanings include: to provoke an angry response from somebody to incur somebody’s wrath A French definition on expressio.fr suggests the meaning is to attract negative comments (reproach) …
The French expression “tirer sur l’ambulance” translates literally to “to shoot at the ambulance”. English meanings or equivalent idioms include: to throw somebody under the bus to kick somebody when they’re down to pour water on a drowning man to flog a dead horse French meanings on expressio.fr translate to “to oppress somebody when they’re …
“Prendre la mouche” is a fun little French expression that translates literally to “to take the fly”. English meanings include: According to expressio.fr, the French meaning is to get angry easily, often over a futile reason. Here’s an example sentence: Here are some more French expressions dealing with anger: main expressions page
Avoir le couteau sous la gorge is a French idiom that literally to “to have a knife under the throat” and means “to be under the gun”.
Bec et ongles is a French idiom that translates literally to “beak and fingernails” and means “tooth and nail”.
