Avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez is a French expression that translates literally to “to have mustard climbing up to the nose” and means “to lose your temper”.
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David Issokson
Today we’ll look at the French expression “Dormir sur ses deux oreilles”, which translates literally to “to sleep on his/her two ears” and means “to sleep like a baby.
“Promettre monts et merveilles” is a fun little French idiom that translates literally to “to promise mountains and marvels”. English meanings include: to promise the moon to promise the earth to promise the sun, moon and stars A French definition on expressio.fr offers the following meaning: “to promise considerable advantages or benefits, admirable and surprising …
Avoir les jetons is a French idiom that translates literally to “to have the chips” and means “to be petrified”, “to have the jitters” or simply to be scared.
“Tirer des plans sur la comète” is one of the most comical French expressions. The literal meaning is “to draw plans on the comet”. English meanings including: to build castles in the air to make overly ambitious plans to chase rainbows pie in the sky pipe dreams A French definition from expressio.fr defines the idiom …
