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<span style="font-size:300%; font-weight:bold;color: black">Useful French Idioms</span>

'''Expressions idiomatiques utiles en français''' 

==être à la bourre (to be late)==
signifie " être en retard" Example: Now wil lbe late or I am going go to be rush to go work



In this lesson, you will learn a few interesting French idiomatic expressions. Those expressions are very useful in everyday conversations. Have fun! :) 

==Se tirer la bourre (jostle for first place) ==
se faire concurrence, disputer âprement la victoire(to fight hard for victory)

*Example : At 200 meters from the finish, the two riders were fighting for a victory in spectacular sprint

=='''Manger son pain noir'''==
"Manger son pain noir" literally means "to eat one's black bread, bad bread". It means that one is going through a rough patch.

=='''Manger son pain blanc'''==
The opposite of "manger son pain noir" is "manger son pain blanc" (to eat one's white bread). It means to have a good time.

=='''Ne pas être né (tombé) de la dernière pluie / Ne pas être né d'hier''' ==

*Literally: "To be not born with the last rain"; "To be not born yesterday"
*Meaning: Having experience, being smart, knowing the things of life
*''Example: Pourquoi me dis-tu cela ? je ne suis pas né d'hier / je ne suis pas tombé de la dernière pluie !''
*''Why are you telling me that? I was not born yesterday!  I didn't come in the last shower!''

=='''Cela m'a ouvert les yeux'''==

*Literally: "It opened my eyes"
*Meaning: It was an eye-opener
*Example: ''Ce que m'a dit ma femme m'a vraiment ouvert les yeux.''
*''What my wife said was a real eye-opener.''

=='''Jeter de l'huile sur le feu / Remuer le couteau dans la plaie'''==

*Literally: "To throw oil on the fire", "to shake the knife in one's wound"
*Meaning: To add fuel to the fire, to make things worse.
*Example: ''Ce qu'il a répondu n'a fait que jeter de l'huile sur le feu / n'a fait que remuer le couteau dans la plaie.''
*''What he answered only added fuel to the fire.''

== '''Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces''' ==
*Literally: "You don't teach an old monkey how to make funny faces"
*Meaning: You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Younger ones shouldn't try to tell more experienced people (and usually older people) how to do things.  
*Example: ''J'ai été jeune avant toi. Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces.''
*''I was young before your time. Don't teach your granny to suck eggs.''

== '''Ventre affamé n’a pas d’oreilles''' ==
*Literally : Hungry belly has no ears
*USA: Words are wasted on a staring man
*Meaning:The hungry don't listen. Someone who's hungry is ready for anything
*History :The expression dates from  the 2nd century before J-C (Caton)
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 '''Expressions idiomatiques utiles en français'''
-=='''être à la bourre (to be late)'''==
+==être à la bourre (to be late)==
 signifie " être en retard" Example: Now wil lbe late or I am going go to be rush to go work
-In this lesson, you will learn a few interesting French idiomatic expressions. Those expressions are very useful in everyday conversations. Have fun! :)
-=='''Se tirer la bourre (jostle for first place)''' ==
-se faire concurrence, disputer âprement la victoire (to fight hard for victory)
+In this lesson, you will learn a few interesting French idiomatic expressions. Those expressions are very useful in everyday conversations. Have fun! :)
+==Se tirer la bourre (jostle for first place) ==
+se faire concurrence, disputer âprement la victoire(to fight hard for victory)
 *Example : At 200 meters from the finish, the two riders were fighting for a victory in spectacular sprint
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 *Meaning:The hungry don't listen. Someone who's hungry is ready for anything
 *History :The expression dates from  the 2nd century before J-C (Caton)
-==Related Lessons==
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Tongue-Twisters|Tongue Twisters]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/To-Know|To Know]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Difference-between-Ancre-and-Encre|Difference between Ancre and Encre]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Time|Time]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/French-Cheeses-List|French Cheeses List]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Foreign-loanwords|Foreign loanwords]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Common-spelling-errors|Common spelling errors]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Trouver-son-chemin|Trouver son chemin]]
-* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Weather|Weather]]