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David Issokson is an online French teacher and the founder of FrenchLearner.com (established 2012). He has been teaching French online since 2014 and brings over 30 years of experience as a passionate French learner and fluent speaker. David creates clear, structured lessons supported by native audio recorded by Marie Assel Cambier, a professional voice artist and native French speaker. A graduate of McGill University in Montreal, he has taught hundreds of learners worldwide and publishes daily French lessons for more than 13,000 email subscribers.

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The French expression “se faire un sang d’encre” translates literally to “to turn your blood into ink”. This is an idiom which has a meaning that’s impossible to guess. It means: A French definition is simply “s’inquiéter beaucoup”, which means to worry a lot. Here’s an example sentence: There are some synonymous expressions: main expressions …

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The French expression “tuer la poule aux œufs d’or” translates directly to “kill the goose that lays the golden eggs”. The expression comes from a Jean de La Fontaine fable from the 19th century called “The Hen with the Golden Eggs“. French explanation on expressio.fr suggest that “tuer la poule aux œufs d’or” means to …

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“Tirer les marrons du feu” is a fun little expression that means literally “to pull the chestnuts out of the fire”. English means include the following: to do the dirty work to do somebody’s dirty work A French-to-French definition according to expressio.fr is to take advantage of a situation for one’s own benefit, sometimes in …

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David Issokson

About the Author – David Issokson David Issokson is an online French teacher and the founder of FrenchLearner.com (established 2012). He has been teaching French online since 2014 and brings over 30 years of experience as a passionate French learner and fluent speaker. David creates clear, structured lessons supported by native audio recorded by Marie Assel Cambier, a professional voice artist and native French speaker. A graduate of McGill University in Montreal, he has taught hundreds of learners worldwide and publishes daily French lessons for more than 13,000 email subscribers. 📘 About David » 🌐 David’s personal site » 👍 Follow on Facebook »

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