excuse my french
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This publication explores a collection of idioms within the French and English languages. An Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply, meaning there is no way to directly translate an idiom whilst retaining the original message.TRANSCRIPT
Excuse my French
Excuse my French
Genevieve de Rohan Willner
This publication explores idioms within the French and English languages.
An Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something
different from what the words literally imply. Therefore there is no way to
directly translate an idiom whilst retaining the original meaning. Let’s get
the ball rolling...
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- Save it
for
a r
ain
y d
ay -
2
- Bite t
he h
and t
hat
feeds y
ou -
3
- R
oll in t
he h
ay -
4
- H
ave a
lot
on o
nes p
late
-
5
- M
ind y
our
ow
n b
eesw
ax -
6
- M
ake a
mouta
in o
ut
of a m
ole
hill -
7
8
- In
a p
ickle
-
9
- D
on’t g
ive u
p t
he s
hip
-
10
-
Lik
e a
bolt o
ut
of th
e b
lue -
11
- M
ad a
s a
hatt
er
-
12
- Pull y
ourself u
p b
y y
ou’re b
oots
ctr
aps -
Il faut toujours garder une poire pour la soif
Cracher dans la soupe
Croquer la pomme
Avoir du pain sur la planche
S’occuper de ses ognions
Va te faire cuir un oeuf
Etre dans la puree
Lache pas la patate
Tomber comme un cheveu sur la soupe
Sucrer les fraises
Mettre du beurre aux Epinards
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One should always save a pear to quench one’s thirst
To spit in one’s soupe
Bite the apple
To have bread on the bread board
To look after one’s own onions
Go and cook yourself an egg
To be in the mash
Don’t drop the potato
To fall like a hair on the soupe
Sugar the strawberries
To put butter in the spinach