Some of these are quite funny until I think of some of the English ones.
I love expressions and their origins, esp when the origin is unknown and the expressions seem totally bizarre.
I bet many of you can add to the following:
20 funniest french expressions :-)
yes! thanks Tobias!
la langue de bois, it's they way politicians talk, avoiding a straight answer.
You're thinking of "la geule de bois"
la langue de bois..... the tongue made of wood.... to be hungover.
I got it! good one
Oh, ok.
Sexual innuendo in English Roger, sorry.
There are zillions of funny french expressions, just a couple spring to mind
Péter un câble - to go ballistic
La fin des haricots - The end of it or Goodnight Vienna etc
It refers to what happens to your face when you accidentally walk on a rake... Sometimes, that's how you feel when you are being ignored/rejected. :p
( but one doesn't say "I was given a rake", the expression is "I took a rake" (literal translation) = je me suis pris un rateau )
I'm definitely confused by number 3 ;)
Wanted to create a topic, but as this one already exist !
I like this one : “il y a anguille sous roche” there is a eel under the stone, means there is something fishy. This expression can be also heard now as “il y a baleine sous gravier”, there is a whale under gravel ! Means it’s obviously fishy !