Every language has its own precious collection of old sayings or usages and the French language is no different. Idioms are phrases that have a completely different meaning from the individual words.
These are hundreds of idioms in the French language which can be used daily for communication. Here are lists of the 15 best French idioms which are used in regular parlance to enhance the beauty of communicative French.
This is a very commonly used French idiom which means doing nothing with the ten fingers. The figuratively means a person who is completely useless.
This French idiom stands for one’s grain of salt or to give an unnecessary opinion which is uncalled for.
This French word means to have a hangover. The figurative meaning of the phrase means to have a dry mouth. This idiom denotes all the physical manifestations of being in the hangover.
These French phrase means have a heavy morning. It actually means to sleep in through the entire morning.
This French word means to arrive like the hair in a soup. It’s like entering a place at the most bizarre moment.
This French idiom speaks about a very frail person who is in English means as thin as a rake.
This French idiom when directly translated means a bolt of lightning but it is used for describing the instant loves in French.
This idiom is used to express the uneasiness that you are experiencing today. Suppose this can be used to mean that you have a common cold.
When translated this expression means ‘I say that I say nothing.’ It’s like you gave your brutally honest opinion but didn’t assume total responsibility.
This funny idiom means to put a rabbit onto somebody. The foolish phrase has its own English brother to stand somebody up!
This phrase means being in the West. Descriptively this stands for going completely crazy or lose one’s wit.
Literally translation the mustard is getting on my nose. The figurative meaning is that ‘I am getting angry.’
This phrase means a mouthful of bread. Bread is cheap and so this means for a low price.
This idiom means to have a lightning bolt for someone which actually means to have fallen in love with someone at first sight.
This phrase means to feel like the fir tree. The fir wood was used to make coffins which means you are close to death if you smell the Fir wood.
Idioms are the tools to elevate your tools to the next level. Idioms are used constantly so they are important for the language. So, brush up your skills in French idioms and be erudite speaker of the language. Bon voyage.
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