English vs. French Idioms
1. “To stick your neck out for someone”: means to stand up for them; to defend them
2. “Hold your horses”: another way of saying “be patient”
3. “Don’t give them the time of day”: means don’t bother with this person; they’re not worth your time and energy
4. “On the nose”: means exactly right
5. “To beat around the bush”: means to waste time or procrastinate
6. “To get your money’s worth”: means to experience something interesting or exciting (note: often used sarcastically)
7. “Cut it out”: another way of saying “stop it”
8. “Negative Nancy”: someone who is pessimistic (note: childish insult)
9. “Preaching to the choir”: means to explain to someone something they already know
10. “To put your money where your mouth is”: means to prove yourself (note: imagine someone is bragging about being able to buy something expensive)
French equivalents:
by @eowyn-of-gallifrey
1. No idea
2. “Ne mets pas la charrue avant les boeufs” : ne passe pas à l’étape suivante avant d’avoir terminée la première (chaque chose en son temps)
3. “Pile poil” : exactement (ex: Il est arrivé pile poil à l’heure, il a pile poil dit ça)
4. “Tourner autour du pot”: perdre du temps, plutôt utilisé envers une personne qui ne va pas droit au but en parlant (ex: Dis-moi qui a fait ça et arrête de tourner autour du pot)
5. “Tu en as eu pour ton argent”: utilisée sincèrement ou sarcastiquement
6. “Abrège”, variante pour quelqu’un qui refuse de donner une information/explication: “accouche”
7. No idea
8. Prêcher un converti
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