David Issokson

Faire chou blanc is a French expression meaning to fail or to come up empty-handed.

Les carottes sont cuites is a French expression that translates literally to “the carrrots are cooked” and means “it’s all over” or “the chips are down”.

Bien mener sa barque is a French idiom that translates literally “to steer one’s boat well” and means “to do all right for yourself” or “to run a tight ship”.

Arriver dans un fauteuil is a French idiom with a literal translation of “to arrive in an armchair”, meaning “to win easily” or “to come in first place easily”.

“Manger de la vache enragée” is a fun French idiom that literally means “to eat rabit cow”. The expression has the following meanings: to go through hard times to go through a very rough time to have trouble making ends meet to live hand to mouth The expression dates from the beginning of the 18th …