Expressions idiomatiques

Idiomatique Expressions

Qu’est-ce que c’est un expression idiomatique?

• An idiomatic expression is an expression or saying that makes no sense when taken literally or translated word for word.

Idiomatic expressions

An example would be “it’s raining cats and dogs” in English.

En français on dit “il pleut des cordes.” (It’s raining ropes.”)

Take a minute to think of other idiomatic expressions we use in English.

Common idioms in English

• To have a chip on your shoulder• Once in a blue moon• Get off your high horse• To cost an arm and a leg• To beat a dead horse

• What are some common idioms using food?

What are some common idioms using food in English?

• It’s a piece of cake• In a pickle• The cherry on top• Easy as pie• To cry over spilt milk• Cool as a cucumber

Common food idioms

• Slow as molasses• A bad apple / a bad egg / a bad seed• The big cheese• To bite off more than you can chew• To butter someone up• Doesn’t cut the mustard• To compare apples and oranges• Not my cup of tea

Raconter des salades

= dire des bêtises

To tell a tale / fib / spin a yarn

Avoir la frite

= être en pleine forme, avoir plein d’enérgie

To be in top form / to be pumped

turnt up

Avoir le melon

= avoir la grosse tête

To get a big head

Mettre les pieds dans le plat

= être brutalement indiscret

To put your foot in your mouth

En faire un fromage

= faire toute une histoire de rien

To make a big deal out of nothing*to make a mountain out of a molehill

C’est la fin des haricots

= tout est perdu

all is lost, it’s the end of the world

les carottes sont cuites

= c’est fini

Game over, nothing can be done