Here are some phrases in French which I found quite interesting...
A vue de nez (Literally: View of the nose) = "By rule of thumb"
Avoir un chat dans la gorge (Literally: To have a cat in the throat) = "Frog in your throat"
Comme une éléphant dans un magasin du porcelaine (Literally: Like an elephant in a porcelain shop) = "Like a bull in a china shop"
Dormir comme un loir (Literally: To sleep like a doormouse) = "Dead to the world"
En faire tout un plat (Literally: To make any meal) = "Make a mountain out of a molehill"
Etre comme le jour et la nuit (Literally: To be like the day and the night) = "Like chalk and cheese"
Il y a un os (Literally: There is a bone) = "A fly in the ointment"
Les doigts dans le nez (Literally: Fingers in the nose) = "To do something standing on one's head"
I particularly like the last one... so next time someone asks you if you can do something, just tell them, "I could do that with my fingers up my nose!"
About Sophie
- Sophie
- Sophie formed from the mould found on the bottom of a writer's mug of tea. Not much is known about the writer, except that they were shite. A considerable amount is known about the mug, however: it was a white mug with The Beatles images on the side. Many believe this is the cause of many of Sophie's traits, such as her pale shiny skin and her treatment of The Beatles like Gods. Some might say Sophie talks too much crap. Some might say her use of large font is quite irritating. Some might say she’s a twat. All of these are true of course, but you’re the one reading the blog so now who’s the twat, eh? This is the blog of Sophie, and her adventures, thoughts and opinions.
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