Avoir le cul bordé de nouilles is French idiom that translates literally to “to have a bottom lined with noodles” and means “to be extremely lucky”. The word cul is a pejorative word for bottom or a*s.
Avoir le cul bordé de nouilles
to be extremely lucky
Example sentences
This first sentence uses the inversion form of asking questions.
As-tu entendu que Marie a gagné au loto ? Elle a le cul bordé de nouilles !
Did you hear that Marie won the lottery! She’s so lucky!
Pierre a le cul bordé de nouilles : Il gagne bien sa vie et il part tout le temps en vacances.
Pierre is extremely lucky. He makes a good living and goes on vacation all the time!
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