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French food idioms
IV Honors-Siff
36
Language - French
04/07/2005
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Term
quelle andouille!
 Definition
what an idiot!
Term
avoir un coeur d'artichaut
 Definition
to be a flirt
Term
ca mettra du beurre dans les epinards
 Definition
that'll make life more comfortable
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c'est comme du beurre
 Definition
that's easy
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ca compte pour du beurre
 Definition
not to count for anything, unimportant
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un boudin
 Definition
a dumpy woman
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les carottes sont cuits
 Definition
it's settled
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tirer la carrotte a qqn
 Definition
to pull a trick on someone
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bete comme chou
 Definition
really dumb
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mon chou
 Definition
sweetie
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en faire tout un fromage
 Definition
to make a big deal out of
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c'est du gateau!
 Definition
it's easy as pie
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c'est pas du gateau!
 Definition
its not all that easy!
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la grosse legume
 Definition
a bigwig
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la lune de miel
 Definition
honeymoon
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ecraser qqchse dans l'oeuf
 Definition
nip something in the bud
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marcher sur des oeufs
 Definition
walk on eggshells
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une tete d'ouef
 Definition
blockhead
Term
occupe-toi de tes oignons
 Definition
mind you own business
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ca se vend comme des petits pains
 Definition
it sells like hotcakes
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gagner son pain
 Definition
to make a living
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avoir du pain sur la planche
 Definition
to have a lot to do, a lot on one's plate
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une bonne poire
 Definition
a gullible person
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compter pour des prunes
 Definition
to be unimportant
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le sel de la terre
 Definition
the salt of the earth
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mettre son grain de sel
 Definition
to throw in one's two cents
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c'est une soupe au lait
 Definition
his temper flares up easily
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etre tout en eau
 Definition
to transpire
Term
faire venir a la bouche
 Definition
mouthwatering good
Term
va te faire cuire un oeuf
 Definition
go to hell :)
Term
une conversation pleine de sel
 Definition
a witty conversation
Term
acheter qqchse pour une bouchee de pain
 Definition
to buy something for a song
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long comme un jour sans pain
 Definition
long as a month of sundays
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couper la poire en deux
 Definition
to compromise
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garder une poire pour la soif
 Definition
to save for a rainy day
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ne pas avoir un radis
 Definition
etre fauche comme des bles