Être dans les petits papiers is a French expression meaning to be in someone’s good graces.
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French Expressions
Raconter des salades is one of those French expressions which has a meaning that’s impossible to guess. The expression translates literally to “to tell salads” and means to tell stories, tall tales, to spin a yarn or simply “to lie”.
Deux poids deux mesures is a French expression that means “to have a double standard”.
Au nez et à la barbe de quelqu’un is a French idiom that translates literally to “at somebody’s nose and beard of somebody” and means “right under your nose”.
The French expression “découvrir le pot aux roses” translates literally to “to discover the pot of roses”. This is a slightly poetic expression with the English meaning: In French “un pot aux roses” (pot of roses) can translate to a secret, mystery or a reality that’s been well hidden. Marie a découvert le pot aux …
