The French expression “” translates literally to “let’s return to our sheep”.
English meaning:
- let’s get back to the topic at hand
- let’s get back to business
French meaning:
- revenons à notre sujet – let’s get back to our subject
Example sentence:
- On n’arrête pas de changer le subjet. Revenons à nos moutons. We keep changing the subject. Let’s get back to the topic at hand.
Related expression:
- sauter du coq à l’âne – to go from one subject to another, to be all over the place
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